215: Chapter 215 Shadows Deliver Intelligence? All Remnants Cleared Out

Outside Wanlong City, there was still a long queue at the entrance of the Sea Dragon Crystal Palace dungeon.

Players had just received their water-attribute damage buffs and were incredibly excited.

"The underwater dungeon is awesome!"

"My friend just got a Sea Dragon Bracer drop and sold it for twenty thousand real-world currency!"

"The Dragon Domain is a gold mine right now!"

Lin Zhe stood high on the city wall, his expression calm.

The Dragon Domain mines had stabilized.

The underwater dungeon was open.

The Celestial Realm, Abyss, and Sea Race had all sent gifts.

But he hadn't completely relaxed.

Old fogeys like Qing Yan wouldn't go down without leaving secret passages or hiding treasures; it was impossible for him not to have leftover backup plans.

Just then, the shadows on the city wall suddenly darkened.

Swish!

A black figure landed silently.

Shadow Seven knelt on one knee and presented a roll of black secret intelligence with both hands.

"Sir."

"The Pavilion Master has sent top-secret information."

Ao Ningshuang's silver eyes turned cold: "Pavilion Master Ye Ling?"

Shadow Seven lowered his head: "Yes."

Lin Zhe reached out and took the secret report.

As the scroll unfurled, layers of Shadow Runes dispersed.

Everything was marked extremely clearly.

Qing Yan still had dozens of remnants who hadn't surrendered along with the main camp.

They were hiding in a deserted rift valley on the border between the Dragon Domain and the Abyss.

There were forty-eight of them.

Among them were twelve Black Dragon death soldiers, twenty-one close confidants of the old guard, three Dark Blacksmiths, and the rest were miscellaneous soldiers responsible for communication and transporting supplies.

Hiding coordinates, shift change times, sentry positions, and weapon reserves were all written down clearly.

Even the money bags they had hidden were marked.

[3,000 low-grade dragon crystals]

[27 Dark Crossbows]

[120 Poisoned Short Blades]

[6 unfinished Dark Dragon Flame Bomb Shells]

After Qing Yu finished reading, her face darkened.

"They still want to make a comeback?"

Shadow Seven said in a deep voice: "They plan to save money to recruit soldiers and horses, first gathering bandits at the border, and then attacking the mines and dungeon entrance once the Dragon Domain's victory celebration slackens."

Killing intent instantly exploded in Ao Ningshuang's eyes.

"They're looking for death."

The Dragon Domain had just stabilized.

The mines, dungeons, and training grounds were all packed with players.

If this group of remnants were really allowed to launch sneak attacks from the shadows, it wouldn't be a huge problem, but it would be disgusting.

Lin Zhe closed the secret report and simply uttered two words.

"Clear them."

Qing Yu immediately lowered her head: "Yes."

The order was quickly passed down.

A squad of Silver Dragon Guards stepped forward.

At the same time, Lin Chen also filtered out fifty assassin players.

All of them were veterans who had previously staked out secret passages, dismantled sentries, and cleared traps.

Ye Mao Zi, Shadow Step Silent, and Blade Back Wind were all among them.

When the fifty assassins received the quest notification, their eyes lit up on the spot.

[Hidden Suppression Quest: Wipe out Qing Yan's Remnants]

[Quest Objective: Follow the Silver Dragon Guards and eliminate the remnants in the border rift valley]

[Quest Rewards: Drop rate buff, suppression points, dragon crystal rewards]

Ye Mao Zi grinned: "There's work again."

Shadow Step Silent felt his dagger: "Qing Yan is already finished, and his lackeys still want revenge?"

Blade Back Wind sneered: "Within half an hour, we'll send them on their way."

The fifty player assassins drank Stealth Potions, and their figures faded away together.

The Silver Dragon Guards turned into silver light and set off from the flank of Wanlong City.

There was no massive army pressing down.

No formal declaration of war.

This time, it was just clearing out trash.

The border between the Dragon Domain and the Abyss, Blackstone Rift Valley.

Dark purple mist swirled here year-round, and the ground was crisscrossed with cracks; ordinary players rarely approached.

Deep in the rift valley, in a half-collapsed old mine, dozens of Qing Yan's remnants were gathered around a fire, discussing in low voices.

A Black Dragon death soldier with broken scales gritted his teeth and said: "Although Elder Qing Yan was defeated, the Dragon Domain is currently crowded and chaotic."

"As long as we save up another batch of dragon crystals and recruit some border bandits to blow up a mine first, we can make things difficult for Lin Zhe and Ao Ningshuang!"

A confidant beside him said gloomily: "Players are the most greedy for money. Once the mines are in chaos, they will definitely be afraid."

"Then we'll sneak attack the dungeon entrance and kill a batch of Falling Maple players to avenge the Elder!"

Just as he finished speaking.

A very faint voice suddenly sounded outside the mine.

"Thinking quite beautifully."

The Black Dragon death soldier snapped his head around.

In the next second, cold light exploded.

Pfft!

Ye Mao Zi pounced from the shadows, his blade slicing through the throat of the outermost sentry.

Shadow Step Silent dropped from above the mine wall, his twin daggers flashing repeatedly, instantly killing two crossbowmen.

Blade Back Wind kicked over a weapon crate and backhandedly stabbed a Poisoned Short Blade into a Black Dragon confidant's shoulder.

"Enemy attack!"

"Run!"

The remnants instantly fell into chaos.

But just as they tried to rush out of the mine, silver light had already fallen outside.

Boom!

Twelve Silver Dragon Guards blocked the exit.

Dragon pressure swept through, causing several miscellaneous soldiers to fall to their knees on the spot.

"By the order of Mr. Lin Zhe."

"Suppressing the rebellious remnants."

"Those who resist, die."

The Black Dragon death soldier still wanted to fight for his life, reaching out to grab a Dark Crossbow.

Swish!

A player assassin flashed directly behind him, striking his head with a blunt blow and stabbing three times with a piercing dagger.

Critical hit!

His health bar was instantly emptied.

Another Dark Blacksmith wanted to ignite an unfinished Dragon Flame Bomb shell.

But as his hand touched the flint, a silver dragon claw shadow smashed down.

Bang!

He was pinned into the ground.

"Still want to blow things up?"

A Silver Dragon Guard sneered and crushed the flint with his foot.

The battle started quickly and ended even faster.

The player assassins were responsible for infiltrating, cutting off the retreat, and instantly killing crossbowmen.

The Silver Dragon Guards were responsible for blocking the way, suppression, and clearing out the tough nuts.

The remnants in the rift valley had no chance to fight back at all.

In ten minutes, the outer sentries were all wiped out.

In twenty minutes, the old mine was cleared through.

In twenty-eight minutes, the last Black Dragon death soldier was felled by a backstab from Ye Mao Zi.

[Suppression Complete]

[Qing Yan's Remnants: 48/48 cleared]

[Escaped: 0]

[Loot: low-grade dragon crystal × 3000, Dark Crossbow × 27, Poisoned Short Blade × 120, Dark Dragon Flame Bomb Shell × 6]

Ye Mao Zi looked at the quest notification and whistled.

"It really didn't take half an hour."

Shadow Step Silent put his dagger back on his waist: "Remnants like these should have been cleared out earlier."

News quickly reached Wanlong City.

Qing Yu delivered the battle report to Lin Zhe.

Lin Zhe glanced at it and said calmly: "Put the loot into the warehouse."

"Every player involved in the suppression will receive a 10% drop rate buff for 7 days."

"Record the Silver Dragon Guards' merits."

A server-wide announcement immediately popped up.

[Server Announcement: Qing Yan's remnants have been completely wiped out!]

[The Silver Dragon Guards and the player assassin squad, based on intelligence from the Shadow Pavilion, successfully raided the border rift valley, eliminating 48 remnants with 0 escapes!]

[All players involved in the suppression receive a 10% drop rate buff for 7 days!]

[Looted materials have been added to the Dragon Domain's Public Warehouse!]

The world channel instantly exploded.

"Awesome!"

"Remnants all cleared?"

"Zero escapes, nice!"

"From now on, when going to the Dragon Domain to mine or run dungeons, I don't have to worry about being ambushed anymore!"

"The Shadow Pavilion's intelligence is really accurate; coordinates, numbers, and weapons were all marked!"

Soon, the suppression video was also posted by players.

In the video, fifty assassins appeared simultaneously from the shadows, the Silver Dragon Guards blocked the mine exit, and Qing Yan's remnants couldn't even run.

The bullet chat flew by rapidly.

"This is what you call cutting the weeds and pulling up the roots!"

"Qing Yan himself is gone, and his lackeys are gone too; it's completely over!"

"Ye Mao Zi's backstab was too cool!"

"Big boss Lin Zhe is still steady, leaving no future troubles!"

On the city wall, Lin Zhe looked at Shadow Seven.

"Tell Pavilion Master Ye Ling."

"The Shadow Crystal Mine will have a permanent 20% discount for the Shadow Pavilion."

Shadow Seven's pupils shook.

The Shadow Crystal Mine was the most important source of core materials for shadow classes.

A permanent 20% discount was of immense value.

He immediately prostrated.

"I will definitely inform the Pavilion Master!"

A system notification also sounded in Lin Zhe's mind.

[Ding! Detected that the top-tier female NPC Shadow Pavilion Master Pavilion Master Ye Ling's favorability toward the host has increased to 40!]

[Ding! The progress of the eighth bond trigger has increased!]

[Current Progress: 10%!]

Lin Zhe's expression remained unchanged.

Shadow Seven's figure flickered and merged back into the shadows.

In the distance, the clanging sounds from the Dragon Domain's mines continued.

The queue at the dungeon entrance did not disperse.

But this time, all the players knew in their hearts.

The last bit of shadow left by Qing Yan had been completely erased.