Ch.248Operation: Take Down the Beloved Icarus. Chaotic Mayhem Begins! (1)

The report from Indian Machete, who was both a spy for the Loki Clan and an executive of the Humanity Clan, contained some alarming information.

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<Secret Private Chat>

-[Sir Sir Sir Sir Sir]

-[Humanity is attempting to recruit Rank 3]

-[Even if they can’t bring them into the clan, they seem to want to use them as friendly external mercenaries like Indefatigable]

-[The situation for reverse elimination is getting serious]

-[Should we eliminate them?]

-[If we decide to eliminate them now, we can incite at least 4 people to join our forces]

-[That means we’d have about 7 Superhumans in total]

-[Need a quick response](Indian Machete)

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They couldn’t just stand by and watch the Humanity Clan strengthen their forces. This was an expression of determination to carry out the “Icarus Base Terror” operation—the same one that had nearly trapped Antares before.

And he wasn’t planning to do it alone. He intended to incite former supporters who had been calling for Icarus to be taken down.

However, despite Indian Machete’s urgent report, the Loki Clan’s spy network handler only responded after several minutes…

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-[Not allowed]

-[Don’t do it]

-[Betelgeuse didn’t approve it](Handler)

-[????]

-[What does that mean](Indian Machete)

-[She says there’s no way Icarus would join Humanity anyway, and if necessary we can just provide information later instead of eliminating them]

-[She says that would be sufficient, so why create unnecessary trouble](Handler)

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Unfortunately for Indian Machete himself, when Betelgeuse personally verified the information about Humanity Clan’s “strengthening forces” and learned that the target was Icarus, she decided that elimination wasn’t necessary…

She claimed there would be plenty of opportunities in the future to drive a wedge between Humanity and Icarus, and they should wait for the perfect moment to achieve the best results.

She questioned why they would strike now when it would be more entertaining to wait, and was actually sitting right next to the handler, swinging her legs casually while criticizing Indian Machete.

Of course, Indian Machete couldn’t possibly imagine that Betelgeuse herself was sitting right beside the handler he was chatting with, so he continued messaging with increasing frustration.

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-[Are you seriously responding like that when we’re about to be screwed?]

-[Seems like you’ve forgotten our essence as a troll clan lately]

-[Tell them to get their act together](Indian Machete)

-[Whoa]

-[Wait, what are you planning to do?](Handler)

-[Men speak through actions, not words]

-[I’m going to quickly incite about 4 people to attack the Icarus base, frame Humanity, and then bail](Indian Machete)

-[You son of a bitch](Handler)

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And so, despite Betelgeuse explicitly forbidding it, Indian Machete boldly declared his intention to proceed.

Betelgeuse, who had been observing the situation, started cursing through the handler, but…

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-[Remember the dignity of being a spy…!](Indian Machete)

-[Oh f*ck please stop](Handler)

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No matter how much he had developed the ability to act as a spy and make cold, calculated judgments…

His fundamental “troller” nature hadn’t gone anywhere.

Seeing Indian Machete’s impulsive behavior, Betelgeuse was once again reminded of what kind of people belonged to her clan.

She immediately made a gesture of grabbing the back of her neck in frustration and began to worry.

And regardless of whether Betelgeuse’s blood pressure was rising, our S★P★Y…

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Don’t know what these guys are planning

=But if things continue like this, the Humanity Clan will get stronger?

=Time for some chaos

=Going to incite 4 supporters and attack the Icarus base with the golden horses

=When I sent this to the clan, they said Betelgeuse didn’t approve it so no

=Seems like they’ve forgotten what it means to be a troll clan lately, I’ll do what I want

=You son of a bitch

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…based on this miraculous logic.

He began diligently preparing to carry out what he called “The Chaotic Operation to Eliminate Mr. Popular Icarus.”

Of course, doing something like this might cause Betelgeuse to turn against him and eliminate him instead.

But as someone who had taken to heart the Loki Clan spy network’s motto—”A spy should act first and report later; results are all that matter”—

He believed that if he could worsen the relationship between Icarus and the Humanity Clan, or cause a ranker to drop out, his position within the clan would actually improve, which he secretly anticipated.

Anyway, to achieve these remarkable results, he began contacting the Superhumans who had followed him this far…

No, actually the commanders of those Superhumans, the former supporters.

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<The “We Need to Take Down Icarus” Group♡>

-[Why do we always put hearts in our group names?]

-[Dunno about that]

-[Guys, if we don’t do something, that Arcadia bitch’s lackey might join us as a mercenary and drain our resources](Indian Machete)

-[For real]

-[I don’t know what our clan leader is thinking]

-[But what if we turn this situation to our advantage?](Indian Machete)

-[?]

-[What are you planning?]

-[Explain please]

-[Nothing special, just follow the original plan—quickly deploy our Superhumans to attack the base, hijack a patrol ship or something, then run to the base](Indian Machete)

-[Oh]

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After throwing out various other baits in addition to this…

The Humanity forces who took the bait from the Loki Clan spy assessed the situation through shared vision with their Superhumans.

Seeing that the number of Superhumans at Icarus’s base was within their expectations, they decided they had a chance of success and resolved to proceed with the operation.

While Icarus’s Superhuman forces were preoccupied with monitoring the other Superhumans that the Humanity representative had inadvertently brought along…

They planned to stealthily infiltrate the base and quickly carry out the destruction of various key facilities within Icarus’s base.

However, there was one thing that neither the other four users nor Indian Machete, who had incited them, had anticipated.

And that was…

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<<“Jessica, some of Humanity Clan’s Superhumans are leaving their posts without permission.”>>

“Oh, is that so?”

<<“What should we do?”>>

“First, detain all the remaining Humanity Clan Superhumans. As for those who’ve infiltrated… they’re near Griyanar, right?”

<<“Yes, I’m right next to her.”>>

“We have plenty of countermeasures for infiltrators coming through ventilation ducts, water and sewage systems, and other passages, right? Deploy all of them.”

<<“Got it~”>>

<<“By the way, shouldn’t we inform the Commander about this?”>>

“I was planning to tell him as soon as this conversation ends.”

<<“Understood. Then I’ll begin the response measures.”>>

“Hmm… Oh, Commander?”

In the middle of our pleasant conversation, Jessica suddenly started mumbling to herself, and then turned to me, which made me wonder what was going on.

“Who on earth are you talking to, Jessica?”

“Oxianor was communicating with me via telepathy. Anyway, that’s not important…”

“Yes?”

“Seven Superhumans from the Humanity Clan have suddenly left their positions and are infiltrating various parts of the base. How should we handle this?”

“…”

“…”

Following Jessica’s bombshell announcement, the warm atmosphere between me and Ms. Tiara instantly began to cool.