The sudden attack left everyone present in shock.
By the time they regained their senses, the archer had already transformed into a whirlwind and vanished from the scene!
In the distance, people from the Temple of Destiny rushed over.
They began investigating the spot where Chen Jun had died and disappeared.
“Logically, Chen Jun wouldn’t have been out leveling up without any Resurrection Scroll uses left, let alone without carrying such an important item. How could he be permanently erased just like that?”
As soon as Wu Haotian finished speaking, Ouyang Ling’er chimed in, “Idiot! Didn’t I just say? It’s the Mark of Death!”
“The Mark of Death is a special and extremely rare forbidden treasure. When used in conjunction with an attack, it can deal a fatal blow to the enemy, ignoring any resurrection and causing a permanent kill!”
Everyone present gasped in shock.
“Who would have thought the Otherworld had such terrifying things!”
Lin Tian insightfully remarked, “Clearly, the mastermind is trying to silence witnesses.”
At this moment, Li Yue sighed and said, “We were finally getting closer to the truth, and now the only lead to the mastermind has been cut off!”
Zhang Yue, however, noticed something crucial and asked Ouyang Ling’er, “Swift as the wind, what profession has that characteristic?”
Ouyang Ling’er knew Zhang Yue was referring to the archer who had assassinated Chen Jun and then disappeared like a whirlwind.
After a brief search, she concluded, “Epic Grade profession, Windrunner!”
Zhang Yue glanced at Ouyang Ling’er and asked, “Does the Empire Guild have a Windrunner?”
Ouyang Ling’er checked the records and said, “Yes!”
“This year, a new Windrunner emerged among the Empire Guild’s new professionals!”
It seemed the truth was clear.
“The Empire Guild indeed has Japan’s pawns.”
“But we don’t have enough evidence to expose him,” Lin Tian analyzed. “If even the Ice Emperor hasn’t noticed, it means this person holds a significant position and influence within the Empire Guild. If we rashly report him, it might backfire on us!”
Ouyang Ling’er gritted her teeth, clenched her fists, and said with determination, “Fine, then I’ll risk everything to gather evidence!”
“I, Ouyang Ling’er, can tolerate a mistress, but I cannot tolerate a traitor!”
“You better not let me catch you, or I’ll make sure you pay dearly!”
Meanwhile, elsewhere.
A whirlwind swept into a forest, transforming into an archer clad in green chainmail.
The archer opened Feixin and sent a message to a friend: “Boss Xu, Chen Jun is dead. Should we continue targeting that Beast Tamer Zero?”
After a while, Boss Xu replied, “Leave him alone.”
“Zero’s influence is significant, with even Moonmark, Seraph, and the Ice Emperor keeping an eye on him. Targeting him now would easily expose us.”
The archer expressed concern, “But it seems Zero has started investigating the origins of the Binding God Technique. I’m worried…”
“Since the only person who knew, Chen Jun, is dead, there’s nothing to worry about,” Boss Xu said dismissively. “He can’t trace it back to us. Besides, he doesn’t have the standing to investigate the Empire’s people!”
“Don’t worry about him for now. When he truly becomes a threat to us, I’ll personally take care of him.”
The archer agreed, “Understood!”
That night, countless people couldn’t sleep.
Because tomorrow marked the opening day of the 100th Global Professionals Tournament World Finals.
As the saying goes, the rise and fall of a nation is the responsibility of every individual!
Amidst great anticipation, the next morning finally arrived.
At 9:50 AM, only ten minutes remained until the start of the competition.
By this time, the global live broadcast had already begun.
Viewers across the nation were glued to their TVs, tablets, phones, or even children’s smartwatches, watching the live stream.
In the Eighth World, Ghost Domain.
Zhang Yue was killing ghosts while opening the live stream page.
What appeared before him was the Dragon Kingdom’s team of a hundred contestants, led by the top three warriors: Warrior [Zhan Yue Messenger Moonmark], Knight [Ice Emperor], and Mage [Seraph].
Besides Moonmark, Ice Emperor, and Seraph, who had all reached level 500 with nine advancements and were Legendary Grade professionals, the rest were all around level 490 with eight advancements, Epic Grade professionals!
Such a gathering of top-tier professionals, even through a screen, exuded an overwhelming aura!
As everyone knows, the World Finals consist of three stages.
After matching teams from two different countries, the first stage is a monster-killing competition.
Each side sends 30 people to the same competition map.
In this map, participants are prohibited from PKing each other and can only earn points by killing monsters. Simply put, the more monsters killed, the higher the score!
The second stage is a round-robin battle.
Each side sends 30 people (those who participated in the first stage cannot participate in the second stage), and they are placed on the same competition map. Each side selects one person to PK. The winner stays, and the loser is replaced until one side is entirely eliminated!
The third stage is endless slaughter.
The remaining 40 people from each side are placed on the same competition map to engage in slaughter. Each kill on the enemy side earns points until the match time ends.
On the field, the Ice Emperor, clad in golden heavy armor and exuding an imposing aura, said to Moonmark and Seraph:
“Same old rules, Seraph, you lead the first stage with your high AOE burst and monster-killing prowess. Moonmark, your solo skills are strong, and you’re known as the Dragon Kingdom’s top micro-control god, so the second stage is yours.”
“I’ll handle the third stage!”
The importance of each stage is equal.
Because the points from each stage directly impact the final result of the match.
If one stage scores too low, no matter how well the other two stages are played, it could still lead to a loss in the final match.
Therefore, the finals emphasize teamwork.
Unless there’s an extraordinary powerhouse who can create such a massive point gap in one stage that it completely suppresses the opponent, making it impossible for them to catch up in the other two stages, then the other stages become irrelevant.
Of course, there are only three people in the world capable of having such a significant impact on the entire match on their own.
They are the Beacon Country’s [Ghost Swordsman Alpha]; Russia’s [Hell Dragon Knight Rusty]; and the Frozen Land’s [Frost Mage King Kwon Jihyun].
Before Zhang Yue’s rebirth, these were the only three Mythic Grade professionals in the world!
As the clock struck ten in the morning, the competition officially began!
“Ding~ The 100th Global Professionals Tournament World Finals have officially started. The system will now begin matching opponents for each participating country!”
“Ding~ Attention all [Dragon Kingdom] contestants: The system has completed the match. Your opponent for this round is [Austria]. The match is about to begin, please prepare!”
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