Chapter 68: The Elite Iron Knight, War God Invincible!

Under the combined efforts of Zhang Yue and Su Jinyan, the 300 Skeleton Mages were quickly wiped out.

Seeing the task completed, Ning Tiantian beamed at Zhang Yue. "Thank you… Cousin."

She then turned to Su Jinyan with a grateful smile. "Thank you too, sister."

"You're welcome," Su Jinyan replied with a gentle smile.

At that moment, Zhang Yue turned to Su Jinyan and said, "I'm heading back to the Fourth World now."

"Alright." Su Jinyan nodded, glancing at her own level. "Once I reach level 25, I'll head there too."

With that, Zhang Yue took Ning Tiantian by the wrist and led her away from the City of Death, arriving at a secluded corner.

"Now, can you tell me the secret about Shura?" Zhang Yue asked, his tone serious.

Ning Tiantian glanced around cautiously, ensuring no one was nearby. Blinking her wide eyes, she leaned in and whispered, "Shura lives in Linhai City, in the Shiyue Yating neighborhood."

Zhang Yue's expression immediately darkened. He swiftly reached out, gripping her throat, his voice cold. "Who the hell are you?"

"Ah... cough, cough…" Ning Tiantian struggled, her hands grasping at his wrist as she choked out, "I swear… I won't tell anyone. Please…"

Slowly, Zhang Yue released his grip.

"I'll ask you one more time. How do you know this?"

Ning Tiantian wasn't foolish—she knew she had leverage now. "I promise, no one else knows about this. I swear it. I'll keep your secret safe. But..." She hesitated, her voice soft but firm. "You have to help me get through the Professional Player Tournament first, and after that, I'll tell you everything else you want to know."

"Is there really no one else who knows?" Zhang Yue asked again, his eyes still sharp.

Ning Tiantian held up three fingers. "I swear it."

"So how do you know all of this?" Zhang Yue pressed once more.

"I told you, as long as you—"

"Alright, I've heard enough." Zhang Yue cut her off before she could finish. "Find me when you're level 30."

With that, he turned and walked away, leaving Ning Tiantian standing there.

As he left, Zhang Yue's curiosity grew, 'Who exactly is this Ning Tiantian?'

For now, ensuring his safety was the priority. After returning to the Holy Light Cemetery, Zhang Yue logged off immediately, packed up his things, and moved out of the Shiyue Yating neighborhood. He found a nearby hotel and rented a room for a week, then logged back into the game.

He entered the Fourth World, Dragon Valley.

Just then, Zhang Yue received a transfer notification from Ning Tiantian: 550 credits.

The message attached read: "Um… can I keep 10 credits for a cup of milk tea?"

Zhang Yue ignored the transfer and shut down his messaging app.

With the Against the Light 6 mission in hand, he headed toward The City of Destruction, a level 32 area.

The sky above the ruined city was filled with giant dragons from both the Light and Dark factions, clashing in midair, vying for control of the city.

Zhang Yue's mission was simple: kill 360 Light dragons.

Upon arriving at the city, Zhang Yue targeted a level 32 Flame War Dragon flying overhead and launched his attack.

The Skeleton King drew aggro and tanked the damage, while Zhang Yue and the Skeleton Warriors handled the ranged and melee attacks respectively.

Fireball Spell, Ice Spike, Lightning Strike, Flaming Missile.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Damage numbers appeared over the Flame War Dragon's head:

-1460!

-1325!

-2025 (Critical)!

-561, -561, -842 (Critical)!

A single combo from Zhang Yue took out two-thirds of the dragon's health in an instant.

While the dragon was taunted by the Skeleton King and dragged to the ground, the Skeleton Warriors rushed in with their swords.

Swish! Swish!

Each strike dealt over 600 damage, rapidly whittling away at the dragon's remaining health.

Finally, the Skeleton King unleashed a Super Light Slash, combining it with the Shadow Sword Array, which inflicted 1625 damage upfront, followed by 660 damage per second from the ongoing corrosion effect, finishing off the Flame War Dragon.

[Ding—You have killed a level 32 Flame War Dragon. Experience +330, Energy +320,000]

Thanks to his necromancer set bonus of Skill Cost -70%, Zhang Yue could chain together four powerful spells for only 100 mana. With his total mana pool sitting at over 1500, he could easily take down over a dozen dragons before needing to use potions.

And so, Zhang Yue locked onto his next target and continued his attack.

As each Flame Dragon fell, his mission progress steadily increased.

When Zhang Yue ventured deeper into the center of the City of Destruction, he noticed the ground littered with the bodies of Dark faction dragons that had yet to respawn.

The corpses bore the unmistakable marks of arrows, spell burns, and sword slashes. These were clearly not the work of Light faction dragons but the handiwork of other players.

Zhang Yue paused, surprised.

"Could there already be other players from the Third World advancing to the Fourth World?"

"Or perhaps these are veteran players from previous years..."

As these thoughts crossed his mind, a massive Dark dragon fell from the sky, crashing to the ground right in front of Zhang Yue.

The dragon twitched a couple of times before going still. It dropped a few copper coins and a piece of meat as loot.

Just then, a voice called out from ahead. "Hey, buddy, can you grab that for us?"

Looking up, Zhang Yue saw a group of several dozen players on the other side of the fallen dragon.

His earlier suspicion was confirmed—there were indeed other players in the area.

Based on the visible levels and IDs floating above their heads, Zhang Yue could tell that they were all level 24-25 players. All of their IDs began with the prefix War God, indicating that they were likely members of the same guild.

From their gear and levels, Zhang Yue deduced that these weren't veteran players from previous competitions but new players from this year.

But that raised a question. In Linhai City, apart from Zhang Yue, the highest-level player was Su Jinyan at level 24. Only the Misty Rain Pavilion and Supreme Guild had high-ranking members.

So how had this group of level 24-25 players flown completely under the radar?

The person who had asked Zhang Yue to retrieve the loot was a level 25 elite knight, Ironclad Knight, War God Invincible.

His figure was rather skinny, struggling to fill out his heavy black armor. His dark skin and curly brown hair gave off a strange mix of rural and urban style, somehow managing to look both out of place and stylish at the same time.

"I'm busy," Zhang Yue said flatly, ignoring the request and walking off to the left, skirting the group.

As Zhang Yue walked away, a few of the players gathered around War God Invincible whispered to one another.

"That guy's a Beastmaster? How did he get to the Fourth World so fast?"

"He's probably a pro, but it's strange. I don't recall seeing him back in the Third World."

"Maybe he's from Linhai City. Don't forget, the Fourth World connects both Linhai City and Ganyang City."

"Could he be from Supreme Guild or Misty Rain Pavilion? I heard both of those guilds have their headquarters in Linhai City."

War God Invincible shrugged. "Who cares? Focus on the mission."

With that, the group continued hunting Dark dragons.

As they advanced along the path Zhang Yue had taken, they noticed the countless bodies of Flame War Dragons scattered across the ground.

"What the hell? Why's that guy killing Light dragons? Is he out of his mind?"

Meanwhile, Zhang Yue and his skeleton minions were sweeping through the City of Destruction.

By 6 PM, he had finally killed all 360 of the Light faction dragons needed for his mission.

And just in time—his stomach was growling.

Mission accomplished, Zhang Yue prepared to log off and grab dinner.

However, as he was about to leave the city, the ground suddenly began to shake violently.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The tremors were followed by a thunderous roar that shook the entire area.

ROAR—

From deep within the City of Destruction, the roar of a massive dragon echoed out, deafening and terrifying.

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