Chapter 360: Uprooting from the Roots

Everyone held their breath, their hearts rose to their throats; the whole plan had been orchestrated by Ling Yun, and if something happened to him, their alliance would instantly fall apart!

"Ling Yun! Ling Yun?!"

Someone, unwilling to give up, shouted a few more times, but was cut off by another, slightly calmer voice.

"His avatar is already gray; he's dead."

As soon as the words fell, the regional channel promptly broadcast an announcement.

"Player Wu Ya Zuo Fei Ji successfully killed Yun Ye leader Ling Yun! Leader dead, Yun Ye disappears from the long river of history!"

For the leaders of the anti-Black Feather Alliance, this warning was already sufficient.

Their courage is as blind as their arrogance.

This announcement not only declared Ling Yun's death, but also resembled a sharp steel needle, piercing all unrealistic fantasies these people held.

But… how could the gift Cheng Shuili gave possibly be just this one?

"Player Ai Mi Li successfully killed Chen Tian leader Chen Bobo! Leader dead, Chen Tian disappears from the long river of history!"

Two consecutive announcements stunned everyone!

The regional channel fell silent for half a minute before someone finally spoke again.

"Oh… um, who just said the heavens were changing?"

"Zhuge Liang showed up after the fact, right?"

"No? What's really going on?"

"Why did they die so fast? It makes me feel like everyone except Wu Ya is a noob! Hey! Are you really in the top ten of the leaderboard?"

"What exactly happened? Did a war really break out? Aren't faction battles fought in territories? How could it end so quickly? Are Ling Yun and Chen Bobo idiots? Standing at the front, they got shot dead by Wu Ya in a single shot?"

"Impossible! Bosses of their level have defensive special items; not just a single shot— even a burst from a rifle wouldn't necessarily kill them!"

"That's a bit exaggerated, right? They're just mortal bodies; how could it be that miraculous?"

"Forget the nonsense; the situation is clear now: Wu Ya is invincible, Black Feather is awesome, deserving of Number One, deserving of the crown of the new elite!"

"So what? Wu Ya is indeed strong, indeed awesome, and indeed doesn't care about the lives of those following her. Who knows how many people Black Feather has killed?"

"I said before the fight that any battle would cause casualties, which could have been avoided. I really can't understand why Wu Ya insists on fighting."

The discussion on the regional channel went round and round, ending back at square one.

Everyone in the anti-Black Feather Alliance, constantly watching the wind direction, immediately realized there was still a chance!

Although Wu Ya now holds the upper hand, public opinion of her is plummeting.

The power of words is weak, yet it roars like a mountain‑moving torrent and can crush people!

The few surviving leaders immediately saw they could exploit this, quickly drafting a message to mobilize their faction members to set the tone on the regional channel.

【Chu Tian】: Everyone saw it! Black Feather's brutality is evident to all! Wu Ya Zuo Fei Ji, relying on her superior firepower, slaughtered other players indiscriminately, not even caring whether Black Feather's members survived! Today our factions unite to stop this hegemonic behavior! We act for balance, to give everyone a fair and harmonious environment!

【Miao Miao Fist】: Exactly! We only wanted to negotiate, yet Wu Ya jumped straight to killing! She's basically an executioner! The previous Dark Star also, even though Tie Lu Fei Lao Da did nothing, still wants to exterminate everyone! She's a blood‑thirsty person, a scourge of the whole region! And those who follow her— today you were lucky that Ling Yun and Chen Bobo died, but sooner or later, you will die too!

Their subordinates immediately followed suit, trying to muddy the waters.

"Exactly! Too brutal! Killing at the slightest disagreement!"

"We are compatriots; how can they treat us like this? Can't any problem be discussed properly?"

"The anti-Black Feather Alliance cannot dissolve! If it does, won't the twelve regions become Wu Ya's domain? If such a person seizes the initiative, we'll all be doomed!"

"Boycott Black Feather! Boycott Wu Ya Zuo Fei Ji!"

These statements have a sliver of logic, but on closer thought they're fundamentally unfounded; yet the regional channel is full of people who latch onto any spark, their sincere anger turning them willingly into knives in these people's hands.

"Seems… that's how it is? We really didn't provoke Tie Lu Fei Lao Da back then, right?"

"Dark Star also said, 'just wipe them out' back then…"

"Wu Ya, this person, is too ruthless…"

"Following someone like that really gives you the creeps…"

"Luckily we didn't join Black Feather; had we, who knows how we'd have died now."

Cheng Shuili saw the news long after it happened, but she still couldn't resist a snarky comment: "What a straight pipe to the brain…"

And now, at this time, she is still busy sending gifts to other factions.

She is busy, Ailin is busy, but Xinxue and the others are extremely idle.

Those rabble lack the courage to set foot in Black Feather's territory, so although they are stationed there, each one is bored enough to draw circles on the ground.

One shouldn't be watching the regional channel in such a setting, but it's like being in a meeting with the boss; someone always can't resist.

The person glanced over, sensed something off, saw what the regional channel was saying, and shouted: "Damn! What the heck are those people on the regional channel babbling about!"

That shout drew everyone's attention.

Xinxue immediately opened the regional channel, quickly scanning the twisted statements, her brows furrowing tighter.

She took a deep breath and @‑mentioned all members in the group chat.

【Xin Xue Chuji】: @All members, did you see? Someone is slandering Lao Da, steering Black Feather's rhythm? Can you tolerate it?

"What the hell! My fists are already hard!"

"Take them down! Must strike back!"

【Wan Yi】: We don't pick fights, but we can't let ourselves be bullied. These people declared war themselves, yet don't dare to fight us openly, only pulling shady moves on the regional channel! So we'll let them see, control the discourse; Black Feather is still first!

"Sister Wan Yi said it well! Black Feather is first in everything!"

【Liang Shan Bo Yu Zhu Ying Lai】: I'm furious! Since they love to play dirty, we'll squarely fling the truth in their faces! See whose face hurts!

【Xin Xue Chuji】: Good! Everyone, follow my orders! Sister Wan Yi, you gather a few people to collect the screenshots where Lao Da emphasized "Safety first" and the screenshot of the original Potato bro incident, organize them and post in the group! As for the others…

【Xin Xue Chuji】: If we don't speak, they'll truly think Black Feather has no members!

Everyone responded in turn:

"I'm going right now!"

The clearing effect is too weak; we need to intimidate first. Watch my performance.

Still the same line! For Lao Da, for Black Feather, I, Ice Americano, will spare no effort!

Me too!

The members of Black Feather sprang into action instantly; they, brimming with anger, were extremely efficient.

The regional channel was flooded with a uniform black feather emoji; after clearing the screen, Xinxue's message suddenly popped up!

【Xin Xue Chuji】: If you don't need eyes, you can donate them; if you don't need a brain, you can toss it. Defaming Black Feather, defaming Wuya Lao Da—first ask whether these facts are acceptable!

【Xin Xue Chuji】: (Image 1: Wu Ya's messages in the group chat) May I ask, is this called disregarding members' lives? As for the Dark Star incident, I can only say, if people don't court death, they won't die! (Image 2: the whole process of the Potato bro incident). And you, the despicable scum of the anti‑Black Feather Alliance, declared war on us, demanded supplies, and even wanted our members! Your greed for more, your audacity, are not even enough! At this point you still try to turn the tables? (Image 3: anti‑Black Feather Alliance declares war first) (Image 4: alliance leader's plea for supplies and members).

【Xin Xue Chuji】: May I ask, who exactly is instigating the trouble? Who is bullying the weak and being insatiably greedy? Wuya Lao Da's counterattack is called brutal? Must we bow our heads and be slaughtered, surrender our hard‑earned supplies and comrades, just to be called merciful? To be called looking after the big picture? Ha, what a robber's logic?

After that message was sent, Ice Americano sprang into action immediately.

"I have no manners, I'll go first! Chu Tian, Meow Meow Fist… I**** you**** your whole family**** your ancestors****"

Posting that wasn't enough; this guy's typing speed and mind are both exceptionally fast, his insults are varied, and one person can almost match the combat power of a dozen.

Xinxue grew increasingly uneasy, hurriedly typing in the group: "Someone restrain her! We need to continue the process!"

After a while, someone finally replied: "We've got her, Sister Xinxue!"

Xinxue opened the regional channel and, seeing Ice Americano had stopped speaking, breathed a sigh of relief.

The other side responded swiftly, immediately defending themselves: "We only want to negotiate with you! Who said we wanted to fight? From the start until now, has any of our people set foot in your territory?"

【Wan Yi】: Negotiation? You bring a massive army to the city gates, demand half our supplies and members, and call that "negotiation"? Isn't that blatant robbery? The boss refuses robbery, then becomes the "executioner"? Is your logic learned from an octopus, with tentacles flailing everywhere? (Image) (Image)

【Liang Shan Bo Yu Zhu Ying Lai】: (Image) Come, come, everyone take a look! This is the "fair and harmonious" they claim! They want to split us up like cargo! If the boss weren't strong enough, now our Black Feather brothers and sisters would have already been torn apart and devoured! Who is the real disaster?!

"Hilarious! Can't win so you resort to skullduggery? Crying in the channel to sway the rhythm? Where's that righteous‑as‑if‑the‑world‑depends‑on‑you face you showed when you declared war? Bring it out and let's see! Black Feather's way: we offer fine wine to friends, rifles to jackals! If a jackal sticks its neck out, don't blame the rifle for being merciless!"

"And you talk about balance? I think it's just your own selfish desire to dominate! Ling Yun and Chen Bo Bo died because they were outmatched and chose their own end! On the battlefield, swords have no eyes; you blame the opponent for being too strong when your leader falls? Where's the giant baby!"

Black Feather's members, united in shared hatred, posted clear, evidence‑filled messages with heavily sarcastic emojis, like a well‑trained army, instantly shattering the atmosphere the anti‑Black Feather Alliance had painstakingly built.

The onlookers who had previously been swayed and heated‑up gradually came to their senses.

"Um... just now I actually forgot, it was indeed the anti‑Black Feather Alliance that struck first, right?"

"Demanding supplies and members was indeed excessive; if it were me, I'd turn hostile too."

"Black Feather's display! And that black feather emoji, that's just too cool!"

"Everyone agreed on one thing—it's so lively, really lively! And Xinxue's statement, backed by reason, evidence, and pictures, just needs a PPT to spread widely. Instantly feels like the melon‑eating group from a past life!"

"Although... Ice Americano's combat power is truly strong, it feels a bit intimidating."

"So Black Feather must have casualties too, right? Though Wu Ya cherishes his subordinates, it's inevitable. Better not join any faction, then these things wouldn't happen."

"Sigh, indeed. I wanted to join a faction hoping for a better life, but if it means risking everything, I'd rather stay unaffiliated."

"Is it just me curious how Wu Ya manages this? Why did Ling Tian and Chen Bo Bo die so quickly? So strange!"

"I'm also curious, Black Feather must have some ultimate weapon!"

At this point, public opinion completely reversed.

But Chu Tian still harbored a thief's heart; he roared in the faction channel, "Immediately flood the regional channel! Go now! Everyone post messages! Bring those wall‑climbing weeds back!"

His voice carried anger and resentment, yet clung to a final sliver of hope.

At that moment, the sub‑region announcement rang again.

"Player Wu Ya Zuo Fei Ji successfully killed the well‑fed, well‑rested, sleeping leader I love sleeping! Leader dead, the well‑fed, well‑rested, sleeping one vanished from the long river of history!"

"Player Ai Mi Li successfully killed the sharp‑clawed leader Meow Meow Fist! Leader dead, Sharp Claw vanished from the long river of history!"

These two announcements rang like final funeral bells, striking the hearts of the anti‑Black Feather Alliance remnants.

Chu Tian's voice was helpless and desperate: "Meow Meow Fist also... it's over... all over..."

Another minor leader asked tremblingly: "Chu, Brother Chu Tian, what do we do now? Is surrender still possible?"

"Surrender?" Chu Tian's voice suddenly sharpened, "Do you think surrendering now will make that Wu Ya lunatic spare us? Look at the fates of Ling Yun, Chen Bo Bo, Meow Meow Fist! She intends to eradicate us!"

Panic spread like plague among the few remaining leaders.

In the regional channel, as Black Feather achieved total victory and public opinion flipped, some neutral players, even those who had secretly relished the misfortune, began to change their tone.

"WTF, even I love sleeping and Meow Meow Fist got taken down? This efficiency is terrifying!"

"Black Feather: if they stay still it's fine, but once they move they'll uproot these people completely!"