The dark night shrouded the earth.
[Dragon Nation, Heavens Hall Guild Headquarters]
[Conference Hall]
"So, you're saying, my Armageddon Black Dragon suddenly appeared in the Death Territory of the World 19 and saved the Seven Great Nations from your hands?"
Sitting in the guild master's seat, Zhang Yue listened to Wu Haotian and the others' analysis and spoke thoughtfully.
Night Owl said angrily, "Yes! If it weren't for that black dragon at the time, we would've wiped out the newly promoted main forces of the Seven Great Nations."
"Considering that its strength was too powerful and not something people at our level could deal with, in the end, we had no choice but to retreat."
Before Zhang Yue could speak, Overlord Blade looked at Zhang Yue and said in a deep voice, "At that time, we could confirm that it wasn't the Armageddon Black Dragon, but it's undeniable that the appearance of that black dragon was over 90% similar to your Armageddon Black Dragon. Moreover, its strength, attack ability, and all aspects were extremely similar to the Armageddon Black Dragon."
"Is that so?", Upon hearing Overlord Blade's words, Zhang Yue, who had originally been puzzled about the identity of that dragon, seemed to suddenly have an answer in his heart.
"Your decision to retreat was very wise."
Wu Haotian, who had been somewhat dissatisfied and thinking maybe they could fight that black dragon, asked, "Then what if we hadn't retreated, what would have happened?"
Zhang Yue answered without hesitation, two words, "Total annihilation."
Everyone present fell into silence.
At that moment, what they didn't know was: what they had faced was the one who, ten thousand years ago, was called one of the three strongest King-class bosses in the other world, and one of the three main gods, [Lord of Wrath · Jie'e].
Because ten thousand years ago, after the three main gods were sealed, in order to avoid causing panic, all information about them was also sealed. Those who knew about the three main gods could be counted on one hand worldwide.
Ever since learning that the three main gods had escaped their seal and had already fought with the Lord of Wrath, Zhang Yue had not told anyone else about this information.
So it was normal that those present didn't know about the Lord of Wrath.
Regarding this, Zhang Yue didn't say much.
He only took advantage of this meeting to instruct everyone, "If you encounter it again next time, remember, do not engage in battle, retreat immediately."
Wu Haotian asked, "That guy… what exactly is it?"
"Its former self was a quasi-King-level BOSS."
Upon hearing this, everyone took a sharp breath.
Zhang Yue then continued, "Even if its current strength has declined, it's still not someone you all can handle. So if you see it, run. Don't worry about anything else."
After the meeting ended.
Athena, who was currently staying temporarily at the Heavens Hall Guild Headquarters, took the opportunity when no one was around to say to Zhang Yue, "Was it that Lord of Wrath, Jie'e?"
Athena had long known about the existence of the three main gods, so Zhang Yue didn't hide anything from her, "Mm. Among the three main gods, only it has the ability to change appearance. During our previous battle, it came into contact with the Armageddon Black Dragon, so it can turn into the Armageddon Black Dragon at any time."
Athena pondered, "But, why would it help the Seven Great Nations?"
"Because ten thousand years ago, it was the God Asura who sealed the three main gods. And as the descendant of the Asura, you were targeted for revenge by the Lord of Wrath. Was it venting its hatred for you onto your guild members?"
Zhang Yue had thought about this as well.
But if that were truly the case, Jie'e could've simply launched indiscriminate attacks on professionals of all nations, wiping out the Seven Great Nations and Dragon Nation altogether, without only targeting Dragon Nation while protecting the other seven nations.
Moreover, based on the battle reports just shared in the meeting, analyzing the strength of the black dragon that the Lord of Wrath transformed into, its power should have surpassed the Immortal Level, most likely already stepped into the pseudo-King-level.
However, it probably considered that a few days ago, Zhang Yue had just killed the also pseudo-King-level BOSS Ice Sealed War God inside the Ghost Tower, so it didn't dare to attack Zhang Yue rashly.
After all, it didn't know that Zhang Yue had used the myth-level item Demon Contract's Death Contract to counter-kill Ice Sealed War God. Even in the eyes of the world, Zhang Yue's strength was seen as having reached a level where he could contend with pseudo-King-level bosses.
Therefore, Zhang Yue thought: it needed to cooperate with the Seven Great Nations to deal with him.
But then, why did it seek cooperation with those newly promoted professionals, instead of directly going to the high-level professionals?
Just as Zhang Yue was pondering this matter, Wolong suddenly came.
Zhang Yue said to Athena, "We've had a long day. Rest early, we'll clear the World 21 tomorrow."
"Okay, you rest early too. Good night," Athena knew Zhang Yue had something to discuss with Wolong and left immediately.
"The Lord of Wrath has started to act," Wolong somehow heard the news and said to Zhang Yue, "The three main gods are no ordinary beings. With the intelligence of the Lord of Wrath, it must be clear that uniting with the professionals of the Seven Great Nations is basically the same as finding a bunch of cannon fodder. They can't harm you in the slightest."
"So, the reason it sought out the Seven Great Nations couldn't have been to unite them to directly confront you."
"You noticed too, huh," Zhang Yue glanced at Wolong and sighed, "As expected of my disciple."
After a pause, Zhang Yue said thoughtfully, "But it followed me from the Ghost Tower all the way to the Nightmare Abyss, absorbing so much Wrath Value. That's how it was able to break through to above Immortal Level in such a short time. Clearly, by continuing to follow behind me, it could grow the fastest and reach King Level the quickest."
"Then why go to the Seven Great Nations? I can feed it well, what can those Seven Great Nations give it? A fart?"
Turns out, from beginning to end, Zhang Yue had always known that the Lord of Wrath had been tailing him, scavenging the Wrath of all the monsters he killed, to strengthen itself.
And Zhang Yue had always turned a blind eye, his goal was to fatten up the Lord of Wrath and then kill it.
Wolong fell into deep thought.
"Indeed, unless it has a faster way to strengthen itself, and you, can no longer satisfy it."
As soon as this was said, master and disciple fell into silence at the same time.
Three seconds later, they suddenly spoke in unison—
""Fatal Lock!""
"If the Lord of Wrath gets the Fatal Lock, it'll be like a fish in water, its strength can multiply in an instant. The Fatal Lock is its Life Soul," Wolong said, "Ten thousand years ago, we tried everything to seize the Life Souls of the three main gods, only then did we have the chance to seal them."
Zhang Yue added, "Indeed, when I fought it earlier, it didn't use the Fatal Lock."
"Ten thousand years ago, where did we throw that thing of theirs?"
Wolong looked seriously at Zhang Yue, "Weren't you the one who threw it?"
Zhang Yue, "I didn't throw it!"
"Could it be that Long Two threw it…"
"Yes, right, it must've been him who threw it!"
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