Exorcist Busting

January 13th.

Quite some time has passed since the expansion pack patch that came with the server merge.

Users’ specs have generally become very high, and the top-tier users’ specs have reached a plateau.

Then, the content everyone had been waiting for was unlocked.

It’s the siege warfare system.

Since all the castles and territories held by each guild were reset after the server merge, it was time to start a new fight to occupy castles and territories.

Our StickyMalangCow Guild was also diligently preparing for the upcoming battle.

I frowned as I looked at the wide-spread map with the guild executives.

There were a total of three areas marked with circles on the map, and all of them were areas that the Exorcist Guild was aiming for.

,The competition will be fierce. It will be difficult to bid on all three places.”

,Wouldn’t this plan be a bit too much?”

I nodded, listening to Iyap and SnowMage’s opinions.

I was thinking that way too.

The method I was going to use was similar to when I did SsingSsing Busting.

I would place a higher bid on the siege castle that the opposing guild was aiming for, preventing them from going there.

It’s a way to make them waste an entire week.

But this method was only possible before the server merge. After the server merge, the number of Deron users increased dramatically.

Of course, this meant that the number of guilds competing had also increased.

Of course, if you had a lot of guild funds to operate, you could use the same method as before.

,Well, we have enough guild funds for now. Let’s do that until we use it all up.”

,Since it’s the first siege warfare after the merge, the bids will be incredibly high. We have enough, right…?”

SnowMage cautiously asks the question and looks at Helena sitting next to me.

Helena, who had been quietly listening to everything, slowly nodded.

,Don’t worry. Yeon and I will take care of it.”

What is she talking about? The gold in my inventory was not exceeding three digits.

That’s because I had been giving all my gold to Helena to pay back the borrowed Transcendence Stones.

When I glared at her for a while, Helena smiled and said.

,Right?”

I can’t make the guild members feel uneasy. I nodded.

,You’re sure we don’t have to worry about gold…? Then we’ll keep an eye on the bidding situation?”

The first week of siege warfare doesn’t involve fighting. Therefore, there was nothing to prepare for the guild members separately.

The side with more gold gets to occupy the castle. But to defend that castle, you need the power to match that level.

Even if you throw a lot of gold in the first week to occupy the castle, if you lose to the guild that challenges you next week, you’ll just be throwing away the gold you used to bid.

I started to check the guild members’ login rates and investigate various items that could be used in the future.

With the appearance of the new expansion pack, the maximum level of crafting skills such as alchemy and magic engineering has also been expanded.

[Interference Wave Generator]

For a short time, it prevents all users within a wide radius from using skills related to summoning.

※Duration: 1 minute

※Cooldown: 5 minutes

When I was attacked in the Vampire Bear Habitat, I couldn’t use the summons to summon guild members.

The reason is this item.

With this one item, the tempo of the boring and drawn-out battle will change.

,Bidding has started!”

At that moment, SnowMage said.

I closed the sub-skill window and focused on the map that appeared in front of me.

In each area, a siege warfare button that wasn’t visible before appeared, and the bidding amount that was increasing in real time was displayed below it.

Since the siege warfare system is only possible in Deron’s original area, the competition was incredibly fierce.

The area with the most users in Deron.

Lunariss Capital City.

The bid that started at 500 gold soared to 5,000 gold in less than a minute.

The situation was similar in secluded areas that people don’t visit.

,Has the Exorcist Guild started bidding?”

,Not yet.”

,It looks like they’re trying to wait.”

I listened to the guild executives and checked the funds that the guild could use.

Thanks to Helena putting in 1,000 or 2,000 gold at a time, like putting coins in a piggy bank, the guild funds were very generous.

30,000 gold in possession.

I thought as I looked at the soaring bids.

Maybe I’ll have to use all this gold today.

At that moment, the guild fund began to rise noticeably.

100 gold, 200 gold, or 10 gold.

Looking at the donation history, ordinary guild members were putting in gold quickly.

It seems that they also felt uneasy seeing the soaring bid amount.

,Exorcist has started bidding.”

It seems they’ve finally moved. Although it started as a concept guild, the Exorcist Guild is also a large guild.

I received information that the guild funds being operated are also considerable. They will move to occupy the castle no matter what.

,Don’t follow them right away, just keep watching.”

A strange silence ensues. The executives watching the area bidding situation stare at the map without saying a word.

As time passed, the bidding deadline was approaching 5 minutes before.

,Report the situation.”

,The Exorcist has bid 7,000 gold on Moonlight Monastery.”

,What about the others?”

,There are no others. It seems they’re trying to eat here no matter what. If there’s competition, they immediately raise the bid.”

,Okay. Keep an eye on that side.”

,Yes!!!”

I nodded at SnowMage’s answer.

,The rest of you, please keep looking at other areas.”

The slowly flowing time feels short.

I swallowed a faint groan and looked at the map.

How long has it been? Finally, the remaining time was over 1 minute and pointing to 50 seconds.

It’s time to move slowly.

,Prepare to bid.”

,Yes!”

I felt the time flowing in anxiety.

Even though I didn’t use acceleration of thought, 1 second felt like 1 minute.

So the remaining time is 20 seconds.

,Bid.”

It wasn’t without a slightly fast feeling, but the timing when the enemy is relieved is a good time to stab them in the back.

SnowMage, who was waiting, nodded and put a bid on the Moonlight Monastery area.

[Moonlight Monastery]

[Occupying Guild: None]

[Bid: 8,000 gold]

[Challenger: StickyMalangCow]

I checked the information displayed on the map and nodded.

,If they follow, update it right away. Update the bid in units of a thousand, no, two thousand.”

The remaining time is 10 seconds.

No one let their guard down.

I narrowed my eyes and checked the funds remaining in the guild.

The guild members kept shooting gold, but 8,000 gold was drained in an instant. My heart ached a little.

The bidding guild for Moonlight Monastery continues to change.

The Exorcist Guild following, and our side guild following again.

As the competition continued, the remaining time became 5 seconds.

,Exorcist, bid on Sun’s Hill!”

A sudden turn at the last minute.

I opened my mouth without panicking.

It took 2 seconds to get here.

,Bid there too.”

That’s how the gold went out again.

Don’t hesitate when you have to use it. You have to tighten the breath so that the Exorcist Guild can never breathe.

To aim a sharp blade at the enemy’s neck, we also had to put our necks in front of that blade.

20,000 gold was drained from the guild fund to bid on two areas.

The remaining time is 2 seconds. But perhaps feeling embarrassed by our aggressive actions, the Exorcist Guild eventually failed to bid on other areas.

I frowned as I watched the bidding situation.

One guild cannot occupy two areas at the same time. The 10,000 gold used for the bid will be blown away.

But it’s not a bad choice. If the hostile guild can’t use the guild hideout’s function and area occupation buff for a week, I’m satisfied with that.

***

After finishing the siege warfare bidding, I went outside alone and sat on a large rock.

That’s because there was someone I was worried about.

,Euum…”

I open a transparent internet window in front of my eyes and access the Deron Online Gallery.

I logged in to the newly created ID and checked the post I wrote, and as expected, there was a new comment.

It’s a post that was written a few hours ago. Due to the nature of the gallery, where a huge number of posts are regenerated every day, this post cannot be found by ordinary methods.

You can only check this post by searching for a specific keyword or my ID.

[Isn’t Jupiter’s skill being underestimated too much?] [6]

Looking at him, he seems to be fighting similarly to the Blood Demon King.

Am I the only one who sees it that way?

This is one of the accounts that I’m working hard on to reverse the public opinion that Jupiter is bad at the game.

Clearly, the number of comments last attached was 5.

In other words, someone came later and left a comment on this post.

I frowned and checked the comments.

[Comments]

[Jjaekkkkk]

[Is he good at the game? My puppy would do better]

ㄴ[Poppy’s kinda good tho lol]

[Are the Sparrow Squad kids crazy? lol Is winning the arena tournament a joke?]

ㄴ[fr tho lol; Even though Umawang is washed up, you can’t beat him with skill…]

This is what I last checked.

Under those comments, there was a comment I saw for the first time.

[Hmm… someone has a good eye…]

I got goosebumps the moment I saw it. The tone was quite cheesy.

In the game, I didn’t think it was strange to use various tones as much as I aimed for role-playing, but the internet is a bit…

,Ugh…”

I rubbed my arm and checked other posts.

Then, as expected.

Comments written with the same IP address continued.

Is this guy, by any chance, a follower of Jupiter?

[You pass. You with good eyes, would you like to join me? https://open.kak…..]

It seems that my unexpected prediction was correct.

He even left the address of the open chat room on my post.

At that moment, I came up with a good idea.

If I gather and use Jupiter’s hardcore followers, wouldn’t I be able to reverse the public opinion of the gallery?

I hurriedly accessed the open chat room.

The nickname to use in the open chat room was [StickyRaccoon].

StickyRaccoon-[Hello.]

After sending the message, about 1 minute passed?

Finally, a reply arrived from the owner of the chat room.

Seeker of Light-[Oh, you are…]

StickyRaccoon-[I checked the comment you left on my post and came in.]

Seeker of Light-[I see… you finally checked the traces I left.]

StickyRaccoon-[Are you by any chance a follower of Jupiter-nim?]

Seeker of Light-[You can say that. Aren’t you too?]

As expected.

This guy was a mindless guy who had fallen completely for Jupiter.

After Jupiter’s appearance was revealed, there were many forces that followed her.

This guy must be one of them.

StickyRaccoon-[Is it just the two of us?]

Seeker of Light-[That’s right. StickyRaccoon. It seems that others don’t have good eyes and don’t know Jupiter’s skills.]

I stroked my chin and nodded.

If it’s just the two of us… good.

Looking at him coming to my post and even leaving the address of the open chat room, it was clear that he hadn’t been in contact with the gallery for long.

To carry out a public opinion operation in secret, it seemed that I had to tell him a lot.

StickyRaccoon-[First of all, delete the chat room address you left on my post. What if strange people come? There’s no password either]

Seeker of Light-[Thank you for the advice. StickyRaccoon.]