The Ice Wolf General had been captured, but the mission was not yet complete.

In room 2705, Morie looked at the screen before her, her gaze not relaxing at all. On the mission interface, the line of azure text still stood there, without any sign that the reward was about to be issued.

This proved one thing very clearly. The Ice Wolf General was not the only target. Or to put it more accurately, the mission did not require them to merely defeat the Boss, but required eliminating the entire ice monster army.

Out in the corridor, after losing the command of the Ice Wolf General, the remaining ice monsters had fallen into a state of chaos. Ice Golems still stood towering in the middle of the corridor like mobile walls. Ice Wolves growled, their claws scraping the ice surface. Ice Goblins huddled into small groups, their bloodshot eyes darting back and forth as if searching for new targets.

They hadn’t retreated, nor had they dissipated. On the contrary, after their leader was captured and Dokai exploded, the chaos made them more dangerous.

An ice Wolf suddenly charged forward. It wasn’t aiming at room 2705, but at another room sealed by ice in the distance.

BANG!!!!

Its body slammed hard into the layer of ice covering the door, causing a few small cracks to appear on the ice surface. But the door behind it still couldn’t open. The owner inside was clearly still alive, but because the entire exterior had been frozen, the defense towers couldn’t operate, and the door also couldn’t deploy attacks like normal.

This situation wasn’t only happening at one room. Many rooms in the corridor were the same.

The frozen rooms were like sealed boxes. The people inside couldn’t see clearly outside. The defense towers couldn’t accurately target enemies. Some auxiliary structures were even temporarily paralyzed by the cold aura.

For them, this was a disaster.

But for some others, this was an opportunity.

Elith stood outside room 2705, her dark red eyes coldly looking at the battlefield.

The Ice Wolf General had been fixed onto the wall beside her by countless strands of spider silk, her whole body suspended like a living trophy. The spider silk tightly bound her wrists, ankles, shoulders, waist, and neck, while simultaneously sealing the important points where cold aura gathered.

The black spider used to transmit sound still rested on her shoulder, quiet to the degree of resembling a strange piece of jewelry.

Elith no longer looked at her. Her next task wasn’t to interrogate the prisoner, but to clear the battlefield.

"Let’s begin."

Elith said in a low voice.

Right after, countless small spiders crawled out from the silk crevices on the ceiling, walls, and ground, behind the corpses of ice monsters, even from the cracks in the ice.

They were like a small black-and-white tide, silent, fast, and frightening.

Each strand of spider silk shot out, weaving into nets. The strands of silk were so thin they were almost invisible within the curtain of ice mist, but when they tightened, each ice Goblin trying to charge forward was immediately severed at the throat, limbs, and torso.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Pieces of ice scattered. Pale blue blood splattered onto the ground then quickly froze.

An ice Golem raised its massive fist, smashing it down on the spiders crawling on the ground.

BOOM!!!!

The ice surface cracked open.

But just before that fist could land, Morie’s Titan hand had already swept in horizontally from the side.

BANG!!!!

The ice Golem’s arm was knocked off course. Right after, Elith’s spider silk wrapped into the joint crevices on its shoulder, elbow, and knee. Hundreds of spiders simultaneously pulled hard, causing the ice Golem’s heavy body to freeze in place in an instant.

That brief moment was enough.

Thunder Dragon dove down from above.

Krittttt!!!

A bolt of purple-black lightning shot straight at the ice Golem’s head.

BOOM!!!!

Its head exploded. The massive body lost its balance, heavily collapsing onto the ground, crushing several nearby ice Goblins.

Thunder Dragon landed on the pile of frozen corpses, slightly raising its head, its demeanor extremely arrogant.

Sunako, still hung on the wall, saw that scene and immediately couldn’t help saying: "That’s right, that’s right, great Lord Thunder Dragon is so mighty. One blow blew off a head, with the bearing of a king. If there were a judge’s seat, I’d definitely give you ten points."

Thunder Dragon turned its head to look at her.

"Krit."

Sunako immediately continued: "Ten out of ten! No deductions!"

Thunder Dragon wagged its tail in satisfaction. Then it turned away again, continuing to look at the remaining ice monsters with eyes full of contempt.

Sunako softly muttered: "So easily flattered..."

Thunder Dragon suddenly turned its head.

Sunako immediately straightened her face.

"What I meant was easily loved by everyone. Yes, extremely easily loved by everyone."

Thunder Dragon thought for a moment.

"Krit."

It reluctantly accepted this explanation.

In room 2705, Monica looked at that scene through the screen, not knowing whether to laugh or worry. From the moment Sunako had been captured, she had almost discovered a new method of survival on her own: complimenting Thunder Dragon at the right moments.

Morie didn’t pay attention to that. She was concentrating on supporting Elith.

The two Titan hands were no longer used for powerful attacks like when dealing with Dokai. Instead, they were like two tools for adjusting the battlefield. One hand pushed back ice Golems. The other hand blocked the path of ice Wolves.

When a group of ice Goblins tried to circle around the spider silk to approach the frozen rooms, Morie immediately pressed against the ground with Psionics, creating a brief invisible wall, forcing them to change direction.

Elith very quickly understood Morie’s intent. The two didn’t need to talk much.

Elith was responsible for killing.

Morie was responsible for dividing the battlefield.

This coordination wasn’t as dazzling as Thunder Dragon launching lightning, nor did it have the explosive feeling of Morie crushing Dokai, but it was extremely effective. Each group of ice monsters was split apart, then surrounded and killed by spiders. The battlefield began tilting toward room 2705 at a steady pace.

But right at this moment, new messages appeared again in the general chat channel.

[Room 604 – Vance: The frozen rooms can’t use defense towers, but the people inside are still alive. If we help them clear the monsters in front of their doors, who do the dropped items belong to?]

[Room 331 – Helga: Of course, whoever kills it gets it.]

[Room 287 – Morvan: Room 2705 is busy handling the ones near them. The ones farther away aren’t necessarily theirs.]

[Room 109 – Kain: Hahaha, well said. Event monsters don’t have room 2705’s name engraved on them.]

[Room 724 – Doran: This really is a good opportunity. Those rooms are locked by ice, their defense towers can’t shoot, but we can go outside.]

[Room 604 – Vance: If it’s an opportunity, we should seize it. Everyone relies on their own strength to survive.]

The moment these messages appeared, the atmosphere in room 2705 immediately changed.

Elith was still out in the corridor, so she hadn’t seen the entire chat channel. Morie did see it, but she didn’t immediately speak up. She only turned her head to look at Nanoe.

Nanoe stood in front of the screen, the thin towel still wrapped around her soft body. Her demeanor was still as gentle as before, but as her gaze swept across the chat channel, the corner of her mouth slowly curled up.

That smile was very beautiful.

Also very cold.

"As expected."

Morie asked: "You guessed someone would do this?"

Nanoe gently replied: "When wounded prey lies all over the ground, there will always be a few stray dogs who feel they can take a bite too."

Monica slightly frowned.

"But those monsters were the ones we beat down to this state..."

"That’s the reason they want to make their move at this moment."

Nanoe looked at the chat, her gaze gentle yet sharp.

"If the monsters were intact, they would be afraid. If the monsters were all dead, they would have no opportunity. Only at this moment, when the monsters have been weakened but not yet completely eliminated, does their greed become greater than their fear."

Morie understood.

Nanoe was right.

Now was the moment most prone to having one’s spoils stolen. The mission was still not complete. The ice monsters were still alive. Some rooms were frozen and couldn’t deal with the monsters in front of their doors themselves. If other Survivors charged out to kill a few that had already been weakened by room 2705, there was a high chance they could obtain dropped items or some kind of contribution points.

For room 2705, this wasn’t a loss so great that it couldn’t be accepted, but it was a bad precedent.

Once someone got the first bite, others would charge in after.

Nanoe opened the general chat channel, then sent a message.

[Room 2705 – Nanoe: From this moment onward, anyone who attacks ice monsters on the 27th floor battlefield will be considered as stealing the spoils of war from room 2705.]

The chat channel immediately fell silent for a moment. Right after, several messages popped out.

[Room 109 – Kain: Are you joking? Event monsters belong to everyone. On what basis are they room 2705’s?]

[Room 604 – Vance: Room 2705 is very strong, I admit. But that doesn’t mean you can monopolize all the benefits.]

[Room 331 – Helga: We rely on our own strength to kill monsters. Do we even need to ask your permission?]

[Room 724 – Doran: That’s right. In the Endless Game, whoever is strong takes it. Aren’t the rules always like that?]

Nanoe looked at these messages, the smile on her lips not fading at all. On the contrary, it deepened slightly.

[Room 2705 – Nanoe: That’s right. Whoever is strong takes it.]

[Room 2705 – Nanoe: That’s why I’m telling you all in a very polite tone.]

[Room 2705 – Nanoe: Don’t take our things.]

A short silence appeared. Then, another message appeared.

[Room 606 – Garland: Nanoe, you’re being a bit excessive. I admit room 2705 has contributed the most on this battlefield, but everyone is just trying to survive. If someone has the ability to go outside and kill monsters, that’s their capability.]

[Room 884 – Riven: I agree. No one has the right to forbid others from fighting. Room 2705 is not the System.]

[Room 733 – Ulmar: If you want to monopolize, then we have to see whether everyone agrees.]

Three people spoke up in succession.

Morie looked at those names, her gaze slightly shifting.

"Level 6 Survivors."

Nanoe gently nodded.

"Mm." 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

Monica was slightly worried.

"Will they really make a move?"

Nanoe smiled.

"Possibly."

Monica grew even more uneasy.

"Then..."

Nanoe didn’t immediately answer Monica. She only continued typing messages.

[Room 2705 – Nanoe: Garland, Riven, Ulmar. If you feel you have the capability, you can try.]

[Room 2705 – Nanoe: As long as you dare touch the spoils of war of room 2705, after the mission ends, I will pay each of your rooms a visit, one by one.]

The chat channel fell silent.

This time it was a true silence.

Not only the weaker Survivors, even several level 6 Survivors didn’t immediately reply. Because this line from Nanoe wasn’t a fit of pique, much less an empty threat.

She was speaking very calmly, very politely, and also very clearly.

You can try.

But after that, I will come find each one of you.

This wasn’t the kind of threat of "I will kill you right now." That kind of threat was sometimes not frightening, because the listener could gamble that the opponent couldn’t act immediately.

But "after the mission ends, I will come knocking on each door" was different. It was like an appointment with death.

Not in a hurry, not noisy, no need to shout.

Just remember your room number.

Then come.

[Room 733 – Ulmar: Are you threatening us?]

[Room 2705 – Nanoe: No.]

[Room 2705 – Nanoe: I’m informing you of the consequences before you make a mistake.]

[Room 884 – Riven: Do you really think room 2705 can take on all the high-level Survivors in the apartment complex?]

[Room 2705 – Nanoe: I don’t think so.]

[Room 2705 – Nanoe: I just think that before you can unite, I have enough time to make a few of the loudest names into examples.]

This time, even Morie slightly raised her head to look at Nanoe.

This sentence was very sharp, because it struck directly at the weak point of the Survivors.

They weren’t united, nor could they unite immediately. Everyone had their own interests. Everyone was afraid of being pushed forward as the first sacrifice. If Nanoe had said room 2705 wanted to fight the entire apartment complex, perhaps they would have been provoked into joining forces.

But Nanoe didn’t say that. She only said she would pick a few of the loudest as examples.

So who would still dare to continue being the loudest?

A few messages appeared then disappeared. Clearly someone had typed but ultimately didn’t send.

Nanoe continued.

[Room 2705 – Nanoe: I know what you are all thinking.]

[Room 2705 – Nanoe: The ice monsters have been weakened. Some rooms are frozen. Their defense towers can’t operate. The battlefield is chaotic. This is a good opportunity for you to go outside and pick up some benefits.]

[Room 2705 – Nanoe: Not a bad idea.]

[Room 2705 – Nanoe: But unfortunately, we see it too.]

[Room 2705 – Nanoe: So this opportunity does not belong to you.]

After that message, the chat channel grew even quieter.