At this moment, Ouyang Ling'er suddenly sent a message to Zhang Yue, ["How's it going, President, did you encounter Elfa over there?"]
["Right now?"], Zhang Yue raised his head to look at the Elfa in front of him and replied to Ouyang Ling'er, ["He's right in front of me."]
On the other end of the dialogue box, Ouyang Ling'er was stunned, ["So it really was as you guessed."]
It turned out that when Ouyang Ling'er informed Zhang Yue about the appearance of the Annihilation Seal on the Reaper Ruins map, Zhang Yue casually asked whether there was a way in the Otherworld that could allow high-level professionals to break through limitations and enter the Death Territories of lower-level worlds.
And the reason Zhang Yue thought of this was because he knew: if Elfa wanted to use the Annihilation Seal as bait to set up a trap, then he absolutely wouldn't place it in the National Territory.
Because the National Territory has no limitations, professionals of any level can enter.
By then, it wouldn't just be Zhang Yue who was lured over. Perhaps also Heavenly Mage Wolong, Arrow Emperor Hidden Dragon, Witch Ancestor Empress Xuan, even Bear Nation's Hell Dragon Knight Restiev.
That would truly be playing with fire and burning oneself.
So this trap must be set in the Death Territory.
This way, it could block Zhang Yue from bringing reinforcements.
However, relying solely on the professionals within the World 32, even if they formed an Eight-Nation Alliance, they still couldn't deal with Zhang Yue.
So if Elfa wanted to kill Zhang Yue inside the Death Territory, he must resort to some unconventional means.
The first possibility Zhang Yue thought of was Elfa breaking the limitation and entering the Death Territory to take action himself.
Thus, he casually asked Ouyang Ling'er about it.
Unexpectedly, Ouyang Ling'er actually found a way to break the limitation and enter the Death Territory of the Otherworld.
Evidently, Elfa used exactly this method to enter the Death Territory of the World 32.
Zhang Yue looked at Elfa, shook his head, and sighed lightly, "I don't think it's worth it."
"For just one me, to cut off your entire Beacon Nation's future? I never thought I was worth so much."
Elfa smiled indifferently and said, "Looking across the world, the only one who can affect my Beacon Nation's future is you."
"Without you, our Beacon Nation can soar like a great bird, soaring into the sky, and forever stand at the pinnacle of this world."
Hearing the conversation between the two, Chen Zijin asked in confusion, "So, what exactly is the price for forcibly entering the Death Territory of a lower-level world?"
Zhang Yue said, "Permanently losing the qualification to enter any Death Territory of any world."
Chen Zijin was shocked, "To exchange the rest of your life being unable to set foot in a Death Territory, just for a temporary opportunity to enter the World 32' Death Territory once… insane!"
Zhang Yue understood Elfa's thinking. Sacrifice the small self for the greater good.
Even if the Beacon Nation lost Elfa, at most it would only slow down their strategy progress in the Otherworld, but it wouldn't affect the nation's normal operation.
Moreover, Elfa merely lost the qualification to enter Death Territories, he could still operate in all the National Territories of various worlds. He just lost the priority exploration rights of Death Territories.
And if he could take this opportunity to kill Zhang Yue, and seize the eight seals on Zhang Yue's body, unlocking the Hell Arena, and within it win the championship reward: a Mythical-class profession scroll, thereby creating the Beacon Nation's second Mythical-class professional, then their nation would only grow more prosperous and never fall into decline.
So this time, Elfa was truly prepared to kill Zhang Yue permanently inside the Reaper Ruins.
At this moment, Elfa raised his ghost sword that emitted a blood-colored glow, pointed at Zhang Yue, and coldly stared at him, saying, "This time, how do you plan to deal with me?"
Chen Zijin gripped her dual blades, stepping sideways to block in front of Zhang Yue, "If you want to get to Zhang Yue, you'll have to go through me first!"
"Don't worry, I'll protect you!"
Facing off, Elfa couldn't help but sneer, "A grown man actually needs a woman to protect you?"
With Elfa's level 500 Tier 9 strength, dealing with Zhang Yue and Chen Zijin, two Tier 4 professionals, was just a matter of a finger snap.
However, Elfa didn't rush to make a move, instead snapping his fingers.
The next moment, several Beacon Nation professionals appeared beside Elfa.
Those few people immediately turned on their cameras and activated recording functions.
Seeing this, Chen Zijin frowned slightly, "What are they doing?"
Not long after, Zhang Yue suddenly received a message from Wolong, ["Master, why are you facing off with Elfa?"]
Seeing Wolong's sudden message, Zhang Yue realized: those professionals appearing beside Elfa were reporters, they were starting a livestream.
Broadcasting the footage to the entire world.
Wolong had learned that Zhang Yue was confronting Ghost Swordsman Elfa through the livestream footage.
Seeing Elfa hadn't made a move for so long, and even deliberately had people start a livestream, it seemed he wanted this footage to spread out intentionally, letting everyone know.
Zhang Yue immediately saw through Elfa's true purpose.
Facing off, the reporters who were brought in to livestream the scene seemed a bit concerned, "Lord Elfa, if we start a global livestream, won't that draw Dragon Nation's attention? If they send high-level professionals over to support, we might not be able to kill Zero."
Elfa didn't care, "What do you think the purpose is, for me to have you start the livestream?"
The few of them looked at each other in confusion, unable to figure it out.
But they didn't need to understand, just follow Elfa's command and keep livestreaming.
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Dragon Nation's high-level conference room.
Ice Emperor, Moon Mark, and Seraph were watching the livestream on the big screen, all with worried expressions.
"How did Zero get lured into Beacon Nation's area?"
"That's not the point anymore. The real issue now, isn't it that Elfa entered the Death Territory specifically to target Zero?"
"Paying such a huge price just to deal with Zero? This time, Elfa really went all in."
"I checked the map they're on, Reaper Ruins, it has a special mechanism. Once activated, the map enters a sealed state for a period of time. Those inside can't get out, and if they die inside, they won't resurrect in the National Territory safe zone, they will resurrect on the spot."
Moon Mark said with a sorrowful face, "Elfa wants to completely eliminate Zero here."
Ice Emperor immediately ordered, "Gather the army immediately, march into the World 32's Death Territory, rescue Zero!"
"But…", Seraph hesitated, "If we enter the World 32' Death Territory, that means we too must pay Elfa's level of price. From then on, we'll never be able to enter any Death Territory of any world again."
Ice Emperor said resolutely, "Even so, we absolutely cannot let Zero die!"
"No matter the cost, we must save Zero!"
"Dragon Nation can do without us, but it absolutely cannot do without Zero."
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