Wasteland Hideout: Upgrading from the Sewers

Chapter 309: Confining Hogg, Disguising Traces, Mona's Backing

"The invasion war actually ended!"

Yu Yuan stared at the prompt information on the virtual light screen, somewhat stunned.

Although he had won this war and obtained a Silver-grade Civilization Treasure Chest, along with 1.45 million survival points in spoils.

Yu Yuan felt not the slightest bit of joy.

Victory in the war was expected.

After all, he had spent so much effort and time on the setup and guidance.

But Yu Yuan's goal was to kill Moss Cottage!

He tried to initiate an invasion war application against the Moss Cottage Shelter, and sure enough, that guy had already entered the ceasefire period.

"Damn it!"

The first half had proceeded perfectly according to the script he designed, and he was just about to reap the final results.Yet, Moss Cottage had run away.

How could Yu Yuan possibly be happy about this?

Normally, Moss Cottage could only choose to evacuate after 7 days.

Although he felt some regret and indignation in his heart.

Since the outcome was already set, overthinking was pointless. The most urgent matter now was to complete the next steps of the plan as soon as possible.

Yu Yuan's gaze turned to Hogg.

Since there had already been an unexpected development with Moss Cottage, there couldn't be any more surprises with Hogg.

Hogg's importance was even higher than killing Moss Cottage; there could be no mistakes.

Hanging up the [Ceasefire Token], entering the ceasefire period.

Yu Yuan directly used [Shadow Stride] to appear behind Hogg.

Before Hogg could react, the [Binding Bramble] had already coiled towards the werewolf Hogg.

The [Binding Bramble] was like a flexible python, instantly wrapping around the werewolf's lower body.

Hogg sensed something was wrong at this moment and was about to break free, but the sharp thorns of the [Binding Bramble] had already pierced his fur, deeply embedding into his flesh and blood.

Unbearable, excruciating pain immediately assaulted Hogg's nerves, causing his already raised hand to stiffen slightly, and all his muscles began to twitch under the stimulation of the intense agony.

Forget that he was currently in a state of extreme physical weakness; even at his peak, if Yu Yuan ambushed him, he would have had no chance to resist.

"Awooo~~~"

Hogg let out a pained howl.

The [Binding Bramble] took advantage of this moment to bind Hogg's entire body, beginning to absorb the blood and psychic energy from him.

At this point, the overall situation was settled; Hogg would no longer have any ability to resist.

As his energy and blood were absorbed by the [Binding Bramble], Hogg could no longer maintain his werewolf form.

His body began to shrink, the werewolf characteristics faded, and he reverted to his human appearance.

Only now, he had no clothes on his body, completely naked.

His body was covered in wounds, and his complexion began to turn deathly pale as his blood was absorbed by the [Binding Bramble].

Yu Yuan wasn't interested in him; his gaze was fixed solely on the [Wolf Clan Totem] embedded in Hogg's chest.

Under Hogg's furious, shocked, and bewildered gaze, Yu Yuan stepped forward and took the [Wolf Clan Totem] in his hand.

Yu Yuan hadn't expected this [Wolf Clan Totem] to actually boost Hogg's strength to such a level, and it wasn't just an increase in power. In Yu Yuan's view, it seemed more like a purification of his bloodline.

"The effect of this totem appears to be even stronger than I imagined..." Yu Yuan thought to himself.

"You..." Hogg felt an unprecedented weakness in his body.

Especially this suddenly appearing man gave him an extremely dangerous feeling.

He wanted to say something!

But Yu Yuan had not the slightest interest in him. Originally, Hogg's only outcome was death, becoming nourishment for the growth of the [Binding Bramble].

But his successive enhancements just now had piqued Yu Yuan's interest a little.

He immediately controlled the [Binding Bramble] to spare Hogg's life.

Then, [Wow! Loser's Cube] appeared in his hand, and Hogg was thus collected into it.

Now, two squares within the Loser's Cube had lit up.

One was the Ascetic captured from the Feed Factory yesterday, and the other was Hogg.

Both were special combat units that Yu Yuan was currently quite interested in.

Yu Yuan wanted to see if he could find some new directions for enhancing his strength from them.

As Hogg disappeared, Yu Yuan's attention was drawn to a fragment on the ground.

He crouched down and picked up the fragment.

"Is this a badge?" Yu Yuan pondered thoughtfully.

A message came from Carmen.

[Lone Wolf: Just finished cleaning up the battlefield. Aside from the one who escaped, 47 Blood Slaves and one giant lizard have all been eliminated.]

Yu Yuan already knew this number from earlier and wasn't surprised.

[Wolf Den · King: The last enemy has fled our world. Hogg has been confined by me. Operation 'Using the Wolf to Devour the Tiger' is successful. Quickly consolidate the loyalty within the Black Shield Police Department, Chief Carmen.]

Then, Yu Yuan sent a message to Mona.

[Wolf Den · King: Hogg has been dealt with. You can help Carmen secure the authority of speech within the Black Shield Police Department now.]

Carmen and Mona immediately replied that they understood.

Then, Yu Yuan sent a message to Alpha.

Not long after, the [Jackal] team arrived, but the others didn't approach, only Hyena came forward.

"King!"

"Hyena, quickly disguise the traces here..."

"Yes!"

Hyena immediately began arranging the scene.

Yu Yuan merged into the shadows, and the sound of Zhi Zhi came.

"Master, within a 1-kilometer radius, aside from our people, there are no other humans..."

"Good! Continue monitoring."

Indeed, Hyena lived up to being an expert at cleaning up traces. He quickly disguised the final battlefield of Hogg and Xiao Wu.

"King, the traces of their stay here have been cleaned. Even if someone comes to investigate, they will only think the two fought and left this place."

Yu Yuan nodded with satisfaction.

"Alright, you all head back!"

As the [Jackal] team quickly returned.

Yu Yuan also used the nearby [Escape Key] to return to the shelter.

Hyde Mall.

In front of the massive corpse of the Subterranean Stone Lizard, the bodies of the 47 Blood Slaves were all dumped here.

Mona and Carmen stood together, surrounded by thugs from the Black Shield Police Department and the Aurora Animal Assistance Association.

Their gazes occasionally met, revealing an understanding only the two of them shared.

On the surface, they didn't exchange many words, but in reality, they had already completed the design of their follow-up rhetoric and action arrangements through the Commander System.

Soon, Alpha led the [Jackal] team back to Hyde Mall.

Carmen immediately stepped forward and asked, "Why are only you back? Where's the Chief?"

"Commander Carmen, something has happened..." Alpha looked at Carmen and Mona with an anxious expression.

"We followed the Chief in pursuit, but the enemy was extremely powerful. By the time we caught up, the Chief... the Chief had all the blood sucked from his body by the enemy, turned into a dried-up corpse, and then was taken away. Whether he's alive or dead is unknown."

"What! How could... are you sure you saw clearly?"

Carmen's face showed shock.

"Commander Carmen, this is absolutely true. I can take you to see for yourselves."

The Enforcers and thugs of the Black Shield Police Department surrounding them immediately turned their attention, and the eyes of some began to flicker.

Mona, standing behind Carmen, and the [Jackal] team, who had been observing the surroundings in advance, secretly noted the changes in these people's expressions.

"Commander Carmen!"

Mona spoke up in time, drawing the attention of the others.

"My people and your people will go confirm Chief Hogg's situation. As the commander of the Black Shield Police Department, Chief Hogg previously entrusted you with all command authority, which proves your capabilities are beyond doubt."

"Before Chief Hogg's situation is clarified, on behalf of the Aurora Animal Assistance Association, I demand that you take full charge of all affairs of the Black Shield Police Department, quickly stabilize the department internally. If anyone engages in infighting, attempts to split the department, or incites riots at this time..."

Mona's gaze swept over all the Enforcers and thugs of the Black Shield Police Department, her voice icy:

"...execute them on the spot."

The Enforcers swept by Mona's gaze all felt a slight jolt in their spirits, instantly understanding what this meant.

This was Mona backing Carmen.

And Mona was a high-ranking member of the Aurora Animal Assistance Association. In other words...

This was the will of the Aurora Animal Assistance Association.