Eighth World.
Outside the Capital City.
Zhang Yue faced an onslaught from over a dozen black-clad assassins all by himself.
These assassins possessed top-notch awareness and first-class skills.
For an ordinary person, they would have been finished the moment they stepped out of the Secret Realm.
Yet Zhang Yue remained calm amidst their siege, attacking and defending with ease!
Using extreme precision, he fended off the enemy’s attacks time and again.
Around him, a crowd had gathered, pointing and commenting on the battle:
“Isn’t that Beast Tamer the recent sensation in Tianjing, who single-handedly defeated both Radiant and Chen’s Army?”
“What’s going on here? Is this Radiant and Chen’s Army sending people for revenge?”
“If I were Radiant or Chen’s Army, I definitely wouldn’t do this. Targeting Zero now is like lying in a coffin waiting to be whipped!”
“These assassins seem skilled, not ordinary at all. They must have a significant background. Looks like Zero is in trouble this time!”
As the onlookers worried for Zhang Yue.
He not only defended against the assassins but also managed to open Feixin and check messages from Wu Haotian and Lin Tian in the guild chat.
Lin Tian: “We were suddenly attacked by a group of assassins in the Seventh World. Their intent was clear, mainly targeting Luo Chen. We suspect it’s because of Luo Chen’s participation in the World Finals that brought this deadly trouble!”
Wu Haotian: “Luckily, we’re strong enough and managed to counter-kill those assassins!”
Ouyang Ling’er: “Guild Leader, how are you? If those assassins are really after the contestants, they might come for you too!”
Zhang Yue replied in the chat: “They’ve already found me, currently fighting.”
Wu Haotian: “Damn! And you can still reply?”
Ouyang Ling’er: “Those assassins are no joke. We managed to counter-kill them here because we had Uncle Dao and others, outnumbering them. Guild Leader, be careful alone in the Eighth World!”
Zhang Yue: “No big deal.”
Closing Feixin, Zhang Yue looked up at the assassins surrounding him.
A flash of killing intent appeared in his eyes.
Boom boom boom boom!
The Void Staff swung rapidly, unleashing powerful S-rank spells that hit the fast-moving enemies with precision.
His flawless execution left the assassins bewildered.
“Damn! Did he predict my prediction of him?”
“What level of skill is this?”
“Was he hiding his true strength earlier? Is this his real power?”
In the next moment.
Hell Judgment, Necromancer Storm, and Thundercloud Storm erupted from three different directions, engulfing all the assassins in a massive AOE attack!
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Three beams of white light shot into the sky.
The rest were severely injured, realizing the situation was dire, they got up and ran.
However, Zhang Yue had no intention of letting them escape.
“None of you are getting away.”
Whoosh!
The Shadow Predator moved like a phantom, swiftly weaving through the wounded assassins trying to flee.
With a series of screams, all the assassins were instantly killed!
The last one was blocked by Zhang Yue using Teleportation, appearing in front of him.
Before he could react, Zhang Yue used his staff like a sword, with a crisp “clang,” knocking the assassin to the ground.
Before the assassin could get up, Zhang Yue stepped on his chest.
Leaning down, Zhang Yue stared expressionlessly into the assassin’s terrified eyes and asked, “Who sent you?”
Unexpectedly, the assassin remained defiant!
Realizing there was no way out, he slit his own wrist, killing himself!
Zhang Yue frowned slightly.
“Such discipline?”
Standing up, he surveyed the surroundings.
Apart from scattered silver coins and some potions, nothing dropped from the dozen or so dead bodies!
Clearly, the assassins’ equipment had been specially processed.
Anti-explosion!
As the battle ended.
The surrounding crowd was amazed:
“Incredible! Now I understand why even Radiant and Chen’s Army from our Tianjing were defeated by him!”
“It’s great that our Dragon Kingdom has such a new professional powerhouse… Looks like this year’s new events in the World Finals will be exciting!”
At this moment, a message came through the guild chat.
Wu Haotian: “Boss, how’s the situation over there?”
Zhang Yue: “Just a bunch of small fry.”
Wu Haotian: “Goodness, based on our analysis, those assassins were professionally trained, high-level, and equipped with top-tier gear. And yet, in your eyes, they’re just small fry…”
Ouyang Ling’er: “We only managed to kill two of them here, the rest escaped. Guild Leader, did you get any equipment?”
“Fourteen people, not a single piece of equipment dropped.”
Zhang Yue’s words made everyone in the chat sigh: “Why would they provoke you?”
Ouyang Ling’er added: “That makes sense! Their equipment must have been bound.”
“Binding prevents drops, but it also makes future trading impossible. Typically, unbinding bound equipment is costly, sometimes exceeding the equipment’s original value!”
“These people are professional killers! Their purpose in life is to assassinate others!”
Zhang Yue originally planned to kill the world boss and head to the Ninth World.
However, he now had to deal with another matter first.
That is: clearing the Red Name!
Having accumulated 900 sin points after killing fourteen people, aside from the initial Gray Names, Zhang Yue had to find a level 55 wild area and slaughter 900 monsters to finally cleanse his ID to white by five in the evening.
Zhang Yue then logged off.
And joined the guild members for dinner.
At this moment, Ouyang Ling’er brought explosive news: “It turns out it’s not just us, but all contestants representing our Dragon Kingdom in the World Finals nationwide have been attacked by assassins!”
“One-third of them were killed…”
Wu Haotian exclaimed incredulously: “Are they insane? This damages our Dragon Kingdom’s honor! What sane person would do such a brainless thing unless they’re a traitor who can’t stand seeing our Dragon Kingdom succeed?”
Mentioning the word “traitor.”
Everyone fell silent for a moment.
Then, in unison: “Empire Guild!”
“Isn’t it said that the Empire Guild has pawns from Japan? It might be them!”
“In that case…” Ouyang Ling’er operated the computer and found more information: “Not just this year, but every year before the World Finals, contestants have been attacked by mysterious forces!”
“The country has taken this issue seriously, but without finding the mastermind, it usually ends with killing some rebels and leaving it at that.”
“These traitors are truly hateful!” Ouyang Ling’er slammed the table: “Just wait, I’ll definitely root you out!”
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