Chapter 12

Xiao Yuan was no longer calm; she even started to panic.

Her original intention was merely to create momentum, to add bricks and tiles to "Wushuang."

Who would have thought that "Momen" fans would suddenly appear and criticize "Wushuang" without any warning?

As the current hottest work, "Wushuang" had countless supporters, though not as many as the readers accumulated by the Supreme God Shitou over the years, it was still formidable.

So, the two sides started arguing on relatively equal terms.

But who was Shitou?

He was one of the two Supreme Gods in the online literature world, alongside Lao Shu Chi Mao!

Therefore, "Momen" fans always boasted of being the strongest fan group in the online literature world. How could they tolerate their momentum being matched by a new work and a newcomer?

Immediately, several "Momen" fans rushed to Shitou's various fan groups and book review sections to request support, exaggerating the events on Longkong. After reading the explanation, countless Shitou fans were indignant!

"Longkong? That den of scoundrels, how dare they say 'Momen' is not good? Are they blind?"

"What is 'Wushuang'? Wanting to compete with our 'Momen'? I think they are tired of living!"

"Damn it, brothers, register on Longkong and crush those 'Wushuang' brain-dead fans!"

"Newcomers who don't respect their seniors, thinking they can achieve something and challenge the heavens? They need a lesson to know who is supreme in the online literature world!"

"Let's go to Longkong! Show them the power of 'Momen'!"

Immediately, countless "Momen" fans flooded into Longkong. These fans fiercely attacked "Wushuang," and within a few minutes, the entire Longkong forum was filled with posts criticizing "Wushuang."

"Who reads such a trashy book like 'Wushuang'?"

"Daring to challenge Shitou? They must be living in a dream!"

"White City, eat my poop!"

"Newcomers trying to piggyback on the popularity of the Supreme God, how ugly!"

"Overhype will lead to death, don't seek death and you won't die!"

"Such a shallow 'Wushuang,' I don't understand how it has so many brain-dead supporters!"

Seeing these posts multiply several times, the fans of "Wushuang" were also thoroughly enraged!

Was the old Supreme God bullying the newcomer?

Did they really think "Wushuang" was a soft target to be pushed around?

Unprecedented cohesion erupted, and the fans of "Wushuang" also rallied in the book review section, detailing the events on Longkong.

"Are 'Momen' fans suppressing our beloved 'Wushuang'?"

Enraged, the book review section of "Wushuang" was always the most trafficked area on Xingchen Novel Network. With the call to action, a large number of "Wushuang" fans quickly gathered, each registering a Longkong account and heading to the battlefield to confront the "Momen" fans!

"Who reads such a boring trashy book like 'Momen'?"

"Shitou's divinity is unstable; he will lose his Supreme God status soon!"

"An old man relying on his seniority!"

"Momen falls, Wushuang rises!"

"Every time a new god ascends, the old gods struggle to their death."

Mutual attacks!

Curses!

Flames!

The fans of both sides exchanged insults, getting more and more intense.

Many veteran authors who usually liked to post on Longkong were now too afraid to get involved, as the fans of these two books were losing their rationality...

The administrators of the Longkong forum were terrified by the situation.

What was going on?

How did it suddenly turn into such a terrible flame war?

Some posts even escalated to personal attacks!

Ban! Ban! Ban!

The Longkong administrators started frantically deleting posts, banning accounts, but even so, they couldn't keep up with the speed at which the irrational fans were posting!

At first, everyone thought "Wushuang" would be easily defeated, but no one expected that the cohesion of "Wushuang" fans was so strong that they could match the fans of the Supreme God!

Longkong was overwhelmed by a sea of posts.

Longkong had completely turned into a battlefield of flames!

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"Editor, something's wrong, Longkong is in chaos!" Xiao Yuan was completely stunned and immediately contacted the editor-in-chief.

The editor-in-chief was startled by Xiao Yuan's abrupt message and immediately checked Longkong. Seeing the situation, he panicked: "What... what's going on!? Why is it so intense!"

"I don't know either, I just posted a guess-the-first-chapter-sales thread, and then it turned into a flame war!" Xiao Yuan was still confused about how it escalated.

She was really bewildered. Previous guess-the-first-chapter-sales threads were always peaceful, but this one exploded.

After browsing through the comments on Longkong, the editor-in-chief gradually calmed down: "We might have been set up. Contact White City immediately! He needs to calm the fans down, and I'll contact Shitou to do the same... Hurry up! Otherwise, it might get really bad!"

"Okay, okay..." Xiao Yuan quickly contacted Luoyang.

Luoyang was just in front of his computer when he saw Xiao Yuan's message and was slightly taken aback.

"White City, something big happened! I caused trouble, you need to check Longkong!" Xiao Yuan sent a link.

What happened?

Luoyang frowned and clicked on the link, which opened the Longkong interface.

"'Wushuang,' such a brain-dead book, has no right to compare with 'Momen'!"

"Discussing the strengths and weaknesses of 'Wushuang' and 'Momen'..."

"In the realm of fantasy, 'Momen' is the orthodox!"

"Orthodox or outdated? Too funny, 'Wushuang' is such a good book, what right do you have to criticize it!"

"'Momen' is dull and boring, 'Wushuang' is passionate and exciting!"

"'Wushuang' fans are brain-dead! So stupid and cute!"

"Specifically bought a copy of 'Momen' to burn, rich and capricious."

Upon entering Longkong, Luoyang saw these flame posts.

How did it escalate? Luoyang clicked on Xiao Yuan's post and finally understood the root of the problem.

"A few fans' arguments escalated to this..."

"Someone must be trying to ruin 'Wushuang,' right?" Luoyang's eyes turned cold.

He didn't believe that a few fans' arguments could spark such a massive conflict!

Without the guidance of trolls, this battle would not have erupted so suddenly!

"White City, I posted the guess-the-first-chapter-sales thread, I'm sorry..." Xiao Yuan's private message came again.

Luoyang typed: "It's not your fault. Even if you hadn't posted it, things would have turned out the same. The other side clearly had a plan. I'll handle this, don't worry."

"Huh?"

Seeing Luoyang's message, Xiao Yuan was stunned.

Wasn't it supposed to be the editor comforting the author in such situations?

Why did it turn into the author comforting the editor?

And... why did she feel inexplicably... reassured at this moment?

...

Luoyang didn't know about his editor's strange thoughts. Since Xiao Yuan often called him "White City," he knew she was just a simple new editor who couldn't handle complex situations. So, he decided to handle it himself.

He immediately opened the author's backend and started writing a single chapter.

"Everyone, don't be manipulated by those with ulterior motives. This is a conspiracy against 'Wushuang.' I hope all fans can remain rational..."

Just as he was halfway through, he saw another message from Xiao Yuan.

"It's over, White City, Shitou seems angry! Check the latest single chapter of 'Momen'!"

Luoyang paused his writing and clicked on "Momen."

"Heard someone wants to step on my shoulders to rise?"

As soon as he opened "Momen," Luoyang saw this provocative title.

His face darkened as he clicked into the single chapter.

"I've read the posts on Longkong, quite lively, and the new student is quite fierce. Haha, I can understand a new student wanting to rise. I, Shitou, am not petty, I can let you rise. But you, a new student, want to step on my shoulders to rise, that... is a bit too much, isn't it?"

After reading the first paragraph, Luoyang's eyes narrowed.

Instead of trying to calm the fans, the other side immediately accused him of wanting to rise.

"This young man named White City, your future is bright and promising. I hope you don't rush for success. After all, the road must be taken step by step. If you try to become fat in one breath, the result will be... death. I hope to see 'Wushuang' on the September monthly vote list. Of course, if the new student lacks confidence, you can control lightning on the new author list, after all, you are the new king, I wish you a smooth journey—Shitou."

After reading Shitou's single chapter, Luoyang's eyes turned cold.

New king?

Stepping on shoulders to rise?

Controlling lightning on the new author list?

The so-called Supreme God's sense of superiority was one thing, but constantly belittling him was another. Did Shitou think that "Wushuang," which he had worked hard on, was not worthy of being his opponent? Just because of his mediocre fantasy?

Luoyang rarely got angry, but this time, he was truly angry.

Anyone with eyes could see the trolls' manipulation, and Luoyang didn't believe the other side couldn't see it!

Clearly, the other side was trying to use this incident to give him a warning.

And the other side mentioned the monthly vote list...

"Wushuang" was going to be released tonight, and once released, it could receive monthly votes. The other side's words clearly meant to suppress him heavily on the monthly vote list.

Luoyang sneered, deleted the half-written single chapter, and wrote a new title—

"You want a fight? Then let's fight."