Rover raised his hand.

[Shadow]

Activated.

The shadow under his feet began to spread.

At first it was only a thin black layer on the ground, but very quickly it flowed outward like ink, following the ice cracks, crossing over the spider web, then flooding into the corridor.

Not like water.

More like nightfall crawling out of room 2705.

The black shadow spread across the ice surface, swallowing the pale blue bloodstains, covering the first ice Goblin corpse. Right after, Rover’s [Devour] skill began operating.

That corpse slowly sank down into the darkness.

No blood spurting out.

No sound of chewing or swallowing.

Only the feeling of the shadow opening an invisible mouth, silently pulling everything down into a bottomless abyss.

[Ding! You used the skill Devour, received 12 Omni Points.]

[Ding! You used the Reclaim function, received 340 Omni Points.]

Rover looked at the notifications, the corner of his mouth slightly curling up.

"As expected, it’s effective."

The black shadow continued to spread.

One corpse.

Ten corpses.

Hundreds of corpses.

The ice monster carcasses were enveloped by the darkness, then disappeared one by one. A massive ice Golem lay collapsed in the middle of the corridor, its enormous body nearly blocking the entire passage, but when the darkness flooded over, it also began to sink down bit by bit.

That scene quickly attracted the attention of the other rooms.

Even though the room doors could now open, there weren’t many people at this moment who actually dared to step out. They only stood inside their rooms, or cracked their doors open to look toward the corridor, then were immediately scared enough that their scalps went numb.

The general chat channel also began to stir.

[Room 729 – Loren: What is that?! Why is the corridor getting dark?!]

[Room 604 – Vance: Is that the shadow from room 2705?]

[Room 331 – Helga: It’s swallowing the ice monster corpses! All the corpses are disappearing!]

[Room 118 – Oran: What the hell... I already thought those spiders were scary enough.]

[Room 905 – Hellen: Room 2705 has something like this too? Exactly what kind of room is this, a Survivor’s room or a Boss’s room?]

[Room 606 – Garland: Don’t talk nonsense. But... that shadow thing really is very dangerous.]

[Room 884 – Riven: Hmph, it’s just a spoils-collecting skill. What are you all afraid of?]

[Room 733 – Ulmar: That’s right. If room 2705 were truly invincible, they wouldn’t need to hide inside their room.]

Rover skimmed through the chat channel and couldn’t help laughing.

There were loud-mouths everywhere.

But he didn’t care.

Dogs barking by the roadside didn’t affect him picking up money.

The black shadow spread wider and wider.

From the perspective of the other rooms, this scene truly resembled a patch of night enveloping the entire corridor. Wherever the black shadow passed, monster corpses disappeared. Ice core fragments were swallowed clean. Even the remnants of broken ice armor were dragged into the darkness.

Several Survivors who had still wanted to try picking up any dropped items immediately closed their doors.

Because they discovered that room 2705 didn’t only kill monsters.

They also left nothing behind.

Sunako looked at the black shadow flooding past beneath her feet, her entire body going rigid.

She felt she had already seen many frightening things today.

The Ice Wolf General.

Dokai.

Morie.

Nanoe.

Elith.

Thunder Dragon.

But now, watching Rover’s shadow swallow the entire battlefield, an extremely clear understanding suddenly surfaced in her heart.

In room 2705’s power pyramid, Rover was certainly the one standing at the top.

Below him was Nanoe, the woman with the gentle smile who could silence the entire chat channel.

Then came Morie, Elith, Selina, Monica, Thunder Dragon, and the others.

And her?

Sunako seriously thought for a moment.

Perhaps she was at the very bottom tier.

No.

Perhaps a bit lower than the bottom.

Recognizing her own tragic position, Sunako immediately decided to change her fate.

As Rover walked closer, the darkness was still spreading behind him. He walked while looking at the notification panel continuously appearing, his mood extremely good.

Seeing this, Sunako immediately took a deep breath.

"Great Lord Rover!"

Rover stopped walking.

He turned his head toward where the sound came from, then finally noticed Sunako hung on the wall like a silkworm in its cocoon.

Rover: "..."

He was silent for a few seconds.

Then looked toward Elith.

"Elith."

Elith turned her head.

"What is it?"

Rover pointed at Sunako, the corner of his eye twitching slightly.

"Why is she tied up like that?"

Hearing this, Sunako’s eyes immediately welled up.

Concern.

This was concern.

Finally, after countless times of being ignored, threatened by Thunder Dragon, looked down on by the Ice Wolf General, hung up by Elith’s spider silk like a decorative ornament, someone finally cared about her.

And that person was even the apex of the power pyramid.

Sunako was so moved she nearly cried out loud.

Elith looked at Sunako, then looked at Rover again.

"She was too noisy."

Rover: "..."

The reason was so simple he didn’t know how to rebut it.

Sunako immediately yelled out: "Great Lord Rover, you must believe me! I’m just a weak, pitiful, helpless girl who got swept into this brutal battlefield. I didn’t do anything wrong. I just talked a bit much, but that’s because I wanted to use my voice to dispel the darkness in everyone’s hearts!"

Thunder Dragon, standing nearby, immediately turned its head at this.

Krit?

Sunako saw it, and her voice immediately dropped.

"Of course, occasionally I might be a bit noisy..."

Rover pressed his hand to his forehead.

He suddenly understood why Elith had tied her up like that.

But looking at Sunako having been hung up for so long, he still felt a slight headache.

"Let her down first."

Elith didn’t object either.

She only waved her hand, and the spider silk on Sunako’s body immediately loosened.

Thud!

Sunako fell to the ground.

"Ow!"

She winced in pain, but only a second later she immediately scrambled up, charging over to throw her arms around Rover’s legs.

"Great Lord Rover! You finally came to save me! I knew it, in this cold and brutal room, there must still be someone with a warm heart, someone who cares about a tiny little life like mine!"

Rover lowered his head to look at her.

Sunako hugged his legs very tightly, tears brimming in her eyes, her face full of emotion as if she had just met the savior of her life.

Rover fell silent.

Thunder Dragon looked at Sunako, unmistakable contempt appearing in its gaze.

Krit.

Sunako immediately turned her head to snap quietly: "Don’t look down on me! This is called knowing how to seize a survival opportunity!"

Thunder Dragon tilted its head.

Krit?

Sunako immediately cleared her throat and hugged Rover’s legs more tightly.

"Of course, mainly it’s because I’m genuinely grateful to Great Lord Rover."

Rover pressed his hand to his forehead again.

He felt this woman might be even more troublesome than he had expected.

Right at that moment, the system began tallying up the harvest.

[Ding! You used the Reclaim function on the ice monster battlefield.]

[Ding! Total received: 704,800 Omni Points.]

[Ding! Skill Devour has absorbed large amounts of remaining life force.]

[Ding! You received: 255 free attribute points.]

Rover looked at the notification panel, and all his helplessness from just now immediately disappeared.

Over seven hundred thousand Omni Points.

Two hundred and fifty-five free attribute points.

These numbers made Rover’s mood instantly become extremely good.

He lowered his head to look at Sunako still hugging his legs, feeling that she didn’t seem quite as unbearable as he’d thought.

At the very least, today was a very pleasant day.

Rover breathed out, then said to Sunako:

"Stand up first."

Sunako blinked.

"Then... can I not be hung up again?"

Rover glanced at Elith.

Elith coldly said: "If she keeps her mouth shut."

Sunako immediately raised her hand to swear.

"I promise I will be as silent as a delicate little doll!"

Thunder Dragon looked at her.

Krit.

Sunako immediately added: "A delicate little doll that knows how to respect Great Lord Thunder Dragon."

Rover: "..."

He was genuinely starting to doubt whether letting her down had been the right decision.