Chapter 655: The Shock of Black Ice's Death, Yu Yuan's Arrangements

Black Ice was dead.

That was his only possible ending. No one was surprised in the slightest.

Yu Yuan had personally done the deed.

Staring at the world coordinates that had appeared on the [Expansionism] Civilization Focus, Yu Yuan let out a relieved breath.

He could finally rest easy.

The reason he had personally finished off Black Ice was precisely for those world coordinates.

After all, this was Xiao Xi's world, and the opposing sides in this Civilization War were her and Black Ice.

If Black Ice had been killed by any other means, his world coordinates would most likely have been lost.

A Silver-tier player's exclusive world—Yu Yuan had no intention of giving that up.

And the facts proved his foresight was spot on.

The moment Black Ice died, Xiao Xi had already received a notification.

The connection between the two worlds would be severed in twenty-four hours. In other words, Xiao Xi only had one day to head to Black Ice's world and collect resources and loot.

That amount of time was obviously nowhere near enough for maximum loot recovery.

But now, that was no longer an issue.

Xiao Xi had already ordered her vampires and Blood Slaves to begin post-war reconstruction.

This war had cost Xiao Xi dearly.

Nearly half her forces had been lost, and she had been forced to reveal her trump cards.

But Black Ice was a player on the Silver Leaderboard. For a newcomer who had only recently been promoted to Silver-tier, making it this far was already incredibly impressive.

Meanwhile, in the Silver · Chat Channel.

When the notification that [Moon Shadow's Breath Underground Castle] had eliminated [Black Ice Express] appeared pinned at the top of the chat channel, it inevitably caught the attention of quite a few players.

"What? Black Ice got eliminated by a newly promoted Blood Clan member?"

"Hahaha! Interesting, very interesting! The Bloodlands was planning to use this opportunity to make a move on the Blood Clan, but now they've been countered instead. Now that's something."

"This... Moon Shadow's Breath only got promoted to Silver-tier a month or two ago. Black Ice might be ranked 2424th on the Leaderboard, but he's still a veteran player. How did she manage to eliminate him?"

"Could those earlier rumors be true? Did Moon Shadow's Breath really kill Artus? And did she clean out all the resources from that Civilization Relic?"

"A Civilization Relic—it has to be the haul from that Civilization Relic. Otherwise, there's no way a newly promoted little brat could have eliminated Black Ice... Moon Shadow's Breath... the Blood Clan... Hmph!"

For a moment, these players stared at [Moon Shadow's Breath Underground Castle], now sitting at rank 2424, and immediately linked her to the Civilization Relic that had been all the buzz recently.

In the Wolf Clan, Shadow Wolf looked at the messages in the chat channel with a surprised expression.

"This Moon Shadow's Breath is actually this strong? Looks like she was playing possum all along! No wonder that bastard Yu Yuan was specifically targeting her. She really is something special."

Shadow Wolf naturally knew that Moon Shadow's Breath had absolutely nothing to do with the Civilization Relic. That was pure slander.

He was the one who had started it all.

But seeing the Blood Clan suffer—especially Moon Shadow's Breath, the culprit responsible for the mass elimination of the Wolf Clan's Bronze-tier elite players—Shadow Wolf was more than happy to fan the flames.

Just as he was about to throw his weight in, he received a message from Yu Yuan.

【Yu Yuan Shelter: Help me keep the Wolf Clan players in check. Don't get involved in the Moon Shadow's Breath situation.】

Shadow Wolf looked confused.

【Shadow Treehouse Shelter: What's going on? Weren't we just framing Moon Shadow's Breath earlier? Now's the perfect chance to take her down. Why are we stopping?】

A few seconds later, Shadow Wolf stared at the message Yu Yuan had sent him, his eyes going vacant.

It took him a long moment to snap out of it.

"Holy crap..."

【Yu Yuan Shelter: Don't worry, she's already been taken. Remember this—don't let the Wolf Clan or Wild Throne people stir up trouble. If someone ends up dead, don't say I didn't warn you.】

"What did he say? She's already been taken... Taken? Taken how? She's a Blood Clan member! Did he take her, or did she take him?"

"No, no..." Shadow Wolf felt his brain getting scrambled.

"Didn't Moon Shadow's Breath just finish her war with Black Ice? He's a Bronze-tier player. Who exactly did he take?"

Shadow Wolf felt like he must have been hallucinating just now.

He rubbed his eyes, closed the Virtual Light Screen, and opened it again.

When he saw the content of the private chat box once more, he finally confirmed that he hadn't been hallucinating.

At last, he fired off the question that cut straight to his soul.

【Shadow Treehouse Shelter: Are you telling me that you... a Bronze-tier player, have taken down 'Moon Shadow's Breath,' a Silver-tier player? And she's your woman now? Am I right??????】

The barrage of 【?】 fully conveyed the sheer disbelief and shock Shadow Wolf was feeling right now.

Yu Yuan's reply was equally succinct.

【Yu Yuan Shelter: (^ω^)】

Shadow Wolf understood. Shadow Wolf had seen the light.

"I'm such an idiot. This freak managed to take down Artus. Why the hell am I surprised he bagged some nobody like Moon Shadow's Breath!"

Shadow Wolf told himself he had seen freakier things before.

He shook off his earlier astonishment and started contacting people to help Yu Yuan get things rolling.

Soon, several core high-ranking members of the Wolf Clan received his message.

They immediately sent back inquiries.

And Shadow Wolf's response was perfectly crafted.

When asked, he simply said that Moon Shadow's Breath was extremely dangerous and absolutely no pushover, and that he did not recommend the Wolf Clan engage in battle with her.

As a younger generation member that Old Dog had always valued highly, and the former owner of 【Wild Fang】, Shadow Wolf might not have been the strongest werewolf among the Wolf Clan's Silver-tier players, but his status was quite unique.

Add to that the fact that he was one of only two people to have returned from the Civilization Relic (the publicly known other being 'Moon Shadow's Breath'), and he was also the person with the most recent intel on Moon Shadow's Breath.

His advice was given serious weight by the Wolf Clan.

Word soon reached the Silver-tier Wolf Clan players.

Meanwhile, the other players of Wild Throne also received the message from the Wolf Clan. The summary could be boiled down to a single sentence.

That sentence was—Moon Shadow's Breath is extremely dangerous. Stay away. Behave. Otherwise, you're on your own.

—

On the Greenfield Cruise Ship.

Greenfield stared at the starry sky. The star belonging to Moon Shadow's Breath on the Star Tracks had her briefly stunned.

That star had already shown signs of fading—a portent of approaching death.

But just half a day ago, it had suddenly reversed course and shot upward.

Then it had radiated a brilliance far beyond its usual light.

Immediately after, she saw the elimination notification appear in the Silver · Chat Channel.

An image of a certain someone flashed through Greenfield's mind.

She was about to send him a message to ask about it.

But Yu Yuan's message had already arrived.

【Yu Yuan Shelter: Keep an eye on any players who show hostility toward Moon Shadow's Breath and their intel. Let me know if anything comes up.】

Greenfield stared at the words on the Virtual Light Screen, her breath catching in her throat.

"Confirmed. The change in Moon Shadow's Breath is definitely connected to this bastard."

She immediately sent back a question.

Soon, Yu Yuan's reply came.

【Yu Yuan Shelter: (^ω^) Right on the money! Too bad there's no prize. Also, what about my half of the bounty reward? Don't even think about welching...】

Greenfield: ........

"Bastard!" Greenfield gritted her teeth.