As Zhang Yue publicly killed Liu Sheng, everyone from the Empire Guild was left in shock!
When Liu Sheng accused Zhang Yue of killing Xu Bei earlier, they were skeptical. But now, having witnessed Zhang Yue kill Liu Sheng with their own eyes, there was no room for doubt.
The dozen or so professionals from the Empire Guild present drew their swords against Zhang Yue, yet none dared to make a move. They could only exclaim, “You… you actually attacked our Guild Leader and Vice President in broad daylight! Zero, have you gone mad?”
“Yeah, we came all the way from Dragon City to Tianjing to protect you, and this is how you repay us? Why did you do it?”
Zhang Yue offered no explanations. Words alone would not suffice.
Only by resurrecting Xu Bei and having him speak the truth would the situation change.
So, without a word, Zhang Yue approached Liu Sheng’s corpse.
The Empire Guild members thought Zhang Yue intended to kill them to silence witnesses after killing Liu Sheng, and they instinctively stepped back.
Zhang Yue reached Liu Sheng’s body and picked up the Resurrection Scroll he had dropped. But upon seeing the scroll in his hand, Zhang Yue’s heart sank!
It was just an ordinary Resurrection Scroll, not the one that sealed Xu Bei!
Yet, Zhang Yue had clearly seen Liu Sheng take Xu Bei’s scroll and carry it with him.
According to the rules of the Monster Nest dungeon, if a professional dies while carrying a Resurrection Scroll that seals another professional’s soul, the scroll is guaranteed to drop!
The fact that Liu Sheng’s scroll didn’t drop could only mean one thing…
“Didn’t expect you to be so clever, leaving a backup plan,” Zhang Yue murmured, looking at Liu Sheng’s body.
Clearly, during his escape, Liu Sheng had found an opportunity to pass on the scroll that sealed Xu Bei!
“Perfect, Guild Leader!” Ouyang Ling’er suddenly messaged Zhang Yue. “You had a chance to explain yourself, but now it seems you’ve successfully pinned the blame for killing Xu Bei and the Empire God of Death, two core members of the Empire Guild!”
“Impressive, as expected of you!”
Zhang Yue frowned slightly. “Why are you always haunting me?”
No need to guess, Ouyang Ling’er must have hired a private detective nearby.
“I paid double to find a detective willing to enter the dungeon!” Ouyang Ling’er said. “I wanted him to gather evidence, but he couldn’t make it in time… So, Guild Leader, what really happened? Did you really kill Xu Bei? And why kill the Empire God of Death?”
“Stop talking!” Zhang Yue replied. “Your detective wasn’t there when needed, but now he’s all over the place. He’s just using the excuse of monitoring the Empire Guild to keep an eye on me, right?”
“What are you saying! Guild Leader, you better find a way to get out of this. Don’t die on me; if you die, no one will reimburse the money I spent on the detective!”
Zhang Yue turned off Feixin and stood up, heading straight for the dungeon exit.
No one from the Empire Guild dared to stop him!
Before leaving the dungeon, Zhang Yue even killed enough S-rank monsters to complete the dungeon task!
“Ding~ Congratulations to the professional [Zero] for completing the dungeon task, clearing the [Monster Nest] dungeon, and receiving rewards: Experience Points +10 million, Gold Coins +200, Psionic Energy +50 billion! Obtained [Universal Monster Guide] +2000!”
After completing the task, Zhang Yue left the dungeon.
Meanwhile, the Empire Guild professionals used a Resurrection Scroll to preserve Liu Sheng’s body and took it back to the Revival Spring in Mechanical City, reviving Liu Sheng.
Once revived, Liu Sheng immediately put on a terrified face for the Empire Guild members around him. “That Zero is truly insidious! He actually attacked me and Guild Leader Xu Bei during the dungeon task!”
The Empire Guild members were still in disbelief. “But what was his motive for killing you?”
“He must be envious of the Guild Leader’s status and position!” Liu Sheng said angrily. “That guy is just a grassroots kid from a poor village. How could he not be jealous of the Dragon City Empire Guild Leader, who is also the Ice Emperor’s disciple?”
“Besides, didn’t you all see with your own eyes that he killed me right in front of you? That can’t be faked, can it?”
“Quick, report this to the guild’s higher-ups immediately!”
As he instructed his subordinates to report the news, Liu Sheng secretly revealed a sinister smile.
Thinking to himself, “Luckily, I was smart enough to secretly hand over Xu Bei’s Resurrection Scroll before being caught. Otherwise, the plan would have been ruined!”
“With Xu Bei dead, Zero, you won’t be able to clear your name even if you jump into the Yellow River. Prepare to face the Empire Guild’s wrath!”
With this in mind, Liu Sheng secretly used Feixin to contact the assassin he had previously met.
“How’s it going? Did you get the scroll out?”
However, after a long time, there was no reply.
He contacted other assassins and learned from them that all the assassins had left the dungeon, except for the ones who had taken Xu Bei’s Resurrection Scroll. They had vanished!
“Gone? Where could they have gone?”
“Could Zero have discovered them and killed them?” Liu Sheng was startled by the thought, but then reconsidered.
The Empire Guild members had told him that after Zhang Yue killed him, he completed the dungeon task and left, always in their sight, with no chance to do anything else!
“Or were they intercepted by other professionals who entered the dungeon?”
Liu Sheng murmured, “That shouldn’t be the case. Although their strength isn’t top-notch, they’re not weak either. It’s unlikely anyone could kill them, especially since there shouldn’t have been anyone else in the dungeon besides our Empire Guild members…”
At this point, the assassin Liu Sheng had contacted replied, “We thoroughly searched the dungeon before leaving and didn’t find the missing ones, not even their bodies.”
“I suspect they might have been attacked by the Corpse Eaters?”
Corpse Eaters are a type of lord monster in the Monster Nest, known for devouring the bodies of professionals they kill!
The key point is that Corpse Eaters usually act in groups, making them very powerful.
Liu Sheng knew this well because he had encountered a group of Corpse Eaters during the dungeon raid.
However, those Corpse Eaters were wiped out by Zhang Yue as soon as they appeared.
If they encountered Corpse Eaters, it would make sense.
With a few people dead, Liu Sheng didn’t think much more of it.
As long as Xu Bei’s Resurrection Scroll didn’t surface, the plan was a success!
Meanwhile, as Liu Sheng reported Xu Bei’s death at the hands of Zhang Yue in the dungeon to the Empire Guild’s higher-ups, Xu Aiguo, the Empire Guild’s Vice President and Xu Bei’s adoptive father, stood before the guild’s elders, filled with grief and rage.
“I sent Xiao Bei to Tianjing to protect Zero out of goodwill, but who would have thought Zero would dare to kill my son!”
“My son! My Xiao Bei! You died so unjustly!”
In the conference room, the Empire Guild’s high-ranking elders sat around the table, all in disbelief.
“Zero is our nation’s newly crowned top powerhouse this year, and he has no conflict with our Empire Guild. I can’t fathom why he would harm our people.”
“I’ve reviewed some background information on Zero. Although he’s just a small figure from Zhening Province, who rose from nothing without any background, he doesn’t have any bad habits. He really had no reason to do this!”
Xu Aiguo slammed the table in anger. “It’s not your son who died, so it’s easy for you to talk!”
“Zero used the special death mechanism of the Monster Nest dungeon in the Ninth World to permanently erase my beloved son. He also killed our guild’s Vice President Liu Sheng. This was witnessed by so many people in the guild; it can’t be false, can it?”
Xu Aiguo’s fury was overwhelming. “Issue my order, mobilize the Empire Guild’s main force immediately, and head to Tianjing to eliminate Zero!”
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