As more and more professionals mysteriously disappeared in the Hell Gladiator Arena, this matter also attracted high attention from all over the world.
Some professionals even began to form teams to "hunt ghosts."
And this "ghost" specifically targeted lone professionals, and before making a move, would cut off all external vision, leaving everything in complete darkness from beginning to end.
Zhang Yue was reading this news.
Suddenly, a system notification dropped.
["Ding~ Welcome to the World 32 Super God Arena BOSS Challenge Area. Please kill the World BOSS: Super Divine Guard!"]
Zhang Yue's thoughts were pulled back to the present. Only then did he realize: he had already entered the BOSS challenge phase.
In his field of view ahead, a divine guard dressed in golden armor, holding a long spear, with wings growing from his back and appearing angelic, was staring at Zhang Yue.
It was the ultimate boss of the World 32, the guardian of the Super God Arena: Level 175 God-Level BOSS, Super Divine Guard · Ainovi.
"If you are willing to submit to the gods, then I will spare your life!"
The Super Divine Guard looked down at Zhang Yue with a condescending posture.
Facing this so-called "god" in front of him, Zhang Yue merely nonchalantly uttered one sentence, "Sorry, you're not worthy."
As soon as the words fell, he blinked and instantly shifted mid-air, standing directly in front of the Super Divine Guard, within effective attack range.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
From the Immortal · Transcendent Staff, waves of energy light gathered in an instant, condensing into several spells that blasted onto the still unreacted Super Divine Guard.
-3.28 billion!
-3.19 billion!
-4.78 billion! Critical!
-3.33 billion!
At the same time, the Apex Predator had appeared behind the Super Divine Guard without anyone noticing.
It manifested dozens of shadows, each turning into a bolt of lightning. With blinding speed, they pierced through the BOSS's body.
-5.28 billion! Critical!
-5.44 billion! Critical!
-5.71 billion! Critical!
-6.16 billion! Critical!
In an instant, the BOSS's full HP bar was emptied.
"ROAR!"
The Thirty-Six Winged Armageddon Black Dragon carried Zhang Yue and landed steadily.
[[World Announcement](World 32): "Ding~ Congratulations to the professional [Zero] for killing the World BOSS [Super Divine Guard · Ainovi], clearing the World 32 · Super God Arena."]
The sudden world announcement echoed in the ears of all professionals located within the World 32 and the Hell Gladiator Arena.
Ordinary people might not stir up any waves.
But the system announcement ID was Zero.
That changed everything.
Most people's first reaction was one of shock and admiration.
["What? Zero actually had time to go fight the World BOSS?"]
["No wonder his points hadn't moved, so he went to conquer the Otherworld!"]
["No way, the Hell Gladiator Arena is still ongoing, he went to fight a world boss? Did he give up on the arena?"]
["If you ask me, Zero probably saw everyone climbing too slowly, so he deliberately stopped to wait for them."]
When these messages reached Elfa's ears, they once again ignited the flames in Elfa's heart.
"The first place is already mine now. Go on and indulge yourself. I won't give up the champion's throne so easily again."
"Arrogance leads to defeat. This young man is still too conceited!"
———
Back to Zhang Yue.
After killing the world boss, he directly moved on to the World 33.
Even Elfa, who was in a 90+ world, could return to the World 32 to participate in the Hell Gladiator Arena. This showed that the entry conditions for the Hell Gladiator Arena had nothing to do with world progression.
Even if Zhang Yue advanced to the World 33, he could return to the World 32's Hell Gladiator Arena at any time.
Furthermore, the reason Zhang Yue was so eager to conquer the Otherworld had another important reason: there was a special place in the World 33.
However, that place was located in the Death Territory of the World 33.
So before that, Zhang Yue had to complete a world quest within the national territory of the World 33 to gain the qualification to enter the Death Territory.
Thus, following the World 33's background and setting requirements, Zhang Yue began executing the world quest.
———
On the other side, the arena matches inside the Hell Gladiator Arena were still as fiery and intense as ever.
Whether it was the Arena Level-2 or the Arena Level-1, from the outside, more and more professionals were continuously gaining entry spots, pouring into the Hell Gladiator Arena.
The total number of contestants had increased from the initial 100,000 to 180,000.
Even knowing the Hell Gladiator Arena had extremely high difficulty and came with tremendous danger, professionals still charged in one after another without hesitation.
Because the backs of all their contestant cards now displayed the Hell Gladiator Arena rewards in detail.
Just as the news had revealed some time ago, the championship prize of the Hell Gladiator Arena would be awarded to only one contestant: a Mythical-Class Profession Scroll, which would allow the recipient to advance to a Mythical-Class Professional.
Second place reward: limited to two people, prize is a Mythical-Class Treasure.
Third place reward: limited to five people, prize is a Unique Skill Book.
Aside from that, tiers such as ranks 9–20, 21–50, 51–100, 101–200, 201–500, and 501–1000, all had extremely prestigious rewards as well.
Also, every professional who entered the Hell Gladiator Arena would receive a participation reward. A blind box format prize, with top rewards including Legendary-Class Profession Scrolls, Legendary Treasures, Rare Skill Books, Gold Coins, and energy. [T/N: Ohnepixel: "Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold!]
Of course, the higher the value of the prize, the lower the chance of drawing it.
Even the lower-end blind box rewards would at least include 1 gold coin, 100 points of energy, or a piece of 1-star equipment.
But since it's a blind box, it meant everyone had equal odds, upholding absolute fairness and equality.
It had nothing to do with strength.
Take a gamble, your bicycle might just become a motorcycle.
Precisely because of this participation prize, countless professionals were breaking their heads to squeeze into the Hell Gladiator Arena.
———
[Arena Level-2, Battlefield 2]
An assassin with the name [Hirokawa Kazusuke] had just killed a Three-Headed Unicorn, completing an S-Class mission.
After submitting the mission and receiving 8 points as a reward, he manually upgraded to the 3-star Arena Expert rank.
Bathed in the golden light of his rank-up, Hirokawa Kazusuke revealed a satisfied smile, "Finally reached 3-star rank. This can be considered a bit of honor earned for our great Higashiyama Empire."
In his livestream room, 1000+ online viewers all cheered for Hirokawa Kazusuke.
["Hirokawa-kun, you're amazing!"]
["If our Higashiyama Nation had more strong players like Hirokawa-kun, stepping on Dragon Nation and Bear Nation would only be a matter of time!"]
At this moment, a Bear Nation viewer who had blended into the livestream suddenly sent a bullet comment, ["Heard quite a few contestants mysteriously disappeared in the Hell Gladiator Arena—watch out, bro, don't end up a missing person~"]
Just after the Bear Nation viewer finished his taunt, suddenly, the livestream screen in front of the audience seemed to be hit by some kind of magnetic interference and instantly turned to static…
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