Within a single day, on the Otherworld announcement board, eight consecutive announcements appeared regarding the clearance of Nightmare-level arenas.
As the elite professional players of the various nations in the Otherworld racked their brains and went through endless hardships yet failed to conquer the eight Nightmare Difficulty Arenas, Zhang Yue, along with Chen Zijin and the other companion, cleared all of them within a single day.
That day, the entire Otherworld was immersed in shock.
Especially the Seven Great Nations.
["Zero cleared eight Nightmare Difficulty Arenas in the Death Territory of the World 32 within a single day?"]
["I heard that the first-clear rewards of the Nightmare Arenas are worth a fortune. Zero consecutively took all eight of the first-clear rewards, doesn't that mean he ascended to heaven on the spot?"]
["Truly hateful, all the rewards were swallowed up by that monkey from Dragon Nation!"]
["By comparison, the rewards from clearing these arenas are still secondary, the most important is the reward for unlocking the Hell Gladiator Arena. We must not let Zero obtain the reward for opening the Hell Gladiator Arena."]
["But the Nightmare Arenas have all been cleared by Zero. The key to unlocking the Hell Gladiator Arena lies within those Nightmare Arenas. I fear the secret has already been grasped by him. How can we possibly stop him?"]
In the Seven-Nation Alliance group chat, Morgan Kibada, Prime Minister of the Beacon Empire, said, ["Moreover, we all have invitations to enter the Hell Gladiator Arena. Once the arena is opened, we can compete inside for the championship reward of the Myth-grade class scroll. Stopping Zero from opening the Hell Gladiator Arena also means preventing the birth of the fourth Myth-grade class in the Otherworld."]
Picking up where Morgan Kibada left off, President Le Roff's Eitkibada of the Batan said furiously, ["You really live up to your name, Kibada, short-sighted, aren't you? Just with the professionals we've been temporarily training in the World 32, do you think they're even qualified to compete against Zero in the Hell Gladiator Arena?"]
["Such a simple issue, and you can't see it? Once the Hell Gladiator Arena is opened, it directly means the fourth Myth-grade professional in the Otherworld will be born in Dragon Nation!"]
["So, how do we stop the opening of the Hell Gladiator Arena?"]
Just as the words of Prime Minister Longbei Sen of the Sun Nation fell, the entire group chat fell silent.
Until a sudden message broke the silence, [[Kwon Ji-Hyun] has invited [Elfa] to join the group chat.]
The original seven-person group became eight.
And the appearance of this eighth person immediately shocked the other seven in the group chat.
The atmosphere in the group chat underwent a massive shift at once.
["Lord Elfa has arrived, what an honor, we failed to welcome you properly."]
["Feels like the status of everyone here just sublimated, this must be the aura of the number one expert in the Otherworld."]
Ignoring the sycophants, Elfa spoke in the group chat, ["The Hell Gladiator Arena can proceed to open, as long as we deal with Zero beforehand, then the championship reward will naturally belong to us."]
As the person in this group chat who wanted to kill Zhang Yue more than anyone else, Amano Inoue asked, ["We all understand the reasoning, but how exactly do we implement it? We've tried many methods before, and honestly, that Zero is really hard to kill."]
Elfa: ["Opening the Hell Gladiator Arena requires one item. Without it, Zero cannot open the Hell Gladiator Arena."]
Everyone: ["What item?"]
Elfa: ["[Annihilation Seal] (Illustrated)."]
Prime Minister Longbei Sen of the Sun Nation recognized it at once, ["Isn't this the item we obtained when the professionals of our three nations cleared the Annihilation Arena?"]
It was precisely because the Nightmare Difficulty Annihilation Arena was cleared back then not only by Beacon Nation and Frost Nation, but also included the Sun Nation, that Longbei Sen had such a deep impression of the Annihilation Seal.
Elfa said, ["There are a total of nine Nightmare-level arenas in the World 32. Each first-clear reward includes a seal. If my judgment is correct, these nine seals are the key to opening the Hell Gladiator Arena, none can be missing."]
["Zero holds eight seals, except for the one in my hand."]
At once, Morgan Kibada suddenly understood, ["As long as we destroy this Annihilation Seal, the Hell Gladiator Arena will never see the light of day. Zero won't be able to get the activation reward for the Hell Gladiator Arena, let alone the championship reward of the Myth-grade class scroll."]
["Good grief."]
Prime Minister Kuye of the Okaman Empire, ["So you didn't hear a word Lord Elfa just said, did you?"]
The one who truly grasped the point was Amano Inoue, ["If Zero wants to open the Hell Gladiator Arena, he'll definitely do everything he can to acquire the final seal. We can use this Annihilation Seal as bait, think of a way to ambush and kill Zero. If we can snatch the other eight seals from him, that would be killing two birds with one stone."]
Kwon Ji-Hyun, ["Aside from me, this group finally has someone with a high IQ."]
["Ah, I mean before Elfa joined."]
Amano Inoue hesitated, ["It's just… the bait can only lure Zero over. Based on his personality, when the time comes, he'll probably bring along those three old monsters from Dragon Nation, and maybe even Russia's Hell Dragon Knight, Restiev. If we do this... aren't we playing with fire?"]
As everyone hesitated, Elfa injected a shot of confidence into all of them, ["Don't worry. This time, no matter the cost, I will kill Zero."]
———
No clue could escape Ouyang Ling'er's discerning eyes.
After dinner, Ouyang Ling'er did indeed complete the task Zhang Yue had given her.
"President, the Annihilation Seal has appeared. It's on a map in the Death Territory of the World 32, near the Beacon Nation's territory. The exact location is the Death Ruins."
Wu Haotian, who was eating egg fried rice at the same table with Ouyang Ling'er, leaned over to look and said, "The Annihilation Seal is such an important item, why would it just randomly appear in a wild area map?"
Ouyang Ling'er didn't mind, "Besides us, who else knows it's important? These seals have no markings. It took me a hell of a time to figure out they're used to activate the Hell Gladiator Arena. Anyone unaware would just treat it like a piece of scrap metal and toss it, so what?"
Wu Haotian, "Fine, fine, you're pretty, whatever you say is right."
On the other side, Chen Zijin, who was having dinner with Zhang Yue, saw the message from Ouyang Ling'er and said thoughtfully, "This looks like a trap deliberately set to lure you in, doesn't it?"
"Be confident, remove 'looks like'," Zhang Yue said, "It is a trap."
"Then let's not go," Chen Zijin said angrily, "Do they think we're brainless? Such an obvious trap."
After finishing the meal, Zhang Yue stood up, "Let's go."
Chen Zijin: "Go where?"
Zhang Yue: "Let's not keep them waiting."
After speaking, Zhang Yue turned and left.
Leaving behind Chen Zijin, full of admiration, "Brave Asura, not afraid of difficulties."
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