The war ended just like that, very abruptly, with something of an anticlimax.
Things had only just begun to intensify when they came to a sudden halt. Not a single player had died in battle, though quite a few were near death and were all receiving emergency treatment at Steam Island Central Hospital.
The many Ice Nest Elders killed in battle became spoils for the players who had participated, each of whom obtained at least two or three Gachas.
On top of that, all medical expenses were waived, and there were combat allowances and special benefits. For example, every player who participated would receive a twenty-percent-off coupon usable at the One-Eye Mysterious Shop, the One-Eye Smithy, or the Robot Grand Market.
So there were many participating players, and every one of them gained quite a lot.
They could even make another haul during the subsequent battlefield cleanup, picking up overlooked corpses or the indigenous people's equipment and items. That would depend entirely on luck.
The battle around the Treasure Ship had been declared over, but Yang Yi's battle was nowhere near its end.
Ever since his suit of "White Coffin" had begun boiling a few minutes earlier, the situation had taken a sharp turn for the worse.
The flames and heat trapped inside grew ever more intense, gradually spiraling out of control. The armor grew increasingly unstable as a result, with flames constantly spurting through it.
So Yang Yi had to race against time to return to the Pure White Gate before the armor on his body burned away!
"Damn it, this blasted magic has never been reliable!"
Yang Yi cursed, occasionally pressing a hand over a breach in the armor, since doing so had some restorative effect.
But as more and more bubbles swelled and burst open, his two