When Zhang Yue passed through the Reaper Arena and exited the arena domain, he saw that flowing gold warrior quietly standing not far away, arms crossed over his chest, with a look of arrogant disregard in his posture.
Zhang Yue unhurriedly found a place beside him and sat down.
"I'm curious, how did you release the three demon gods from the World 89", Zhang Yue looked toward the flowing gold warrior and asked.
The flowing gold warrior looked straight ahead and indifferently said, "How could it be me."
"Don't tell me the person who released them wasn't you?"
"Oh?", Zhang Yue said calmly, "If I was the one who released them, why would they obey you?"
The flowing gold warrior turned his face to glance at Zhang Yue, "That question, you'll have to ask them yourself."
"You should know, the method to unlock the Hell Gladiator Arena is hidden within these nightmare-level arenas."
Zhang Yue stared at the flowing gold warrior, seeing through his true purpose in one glance.
In fact, Zhang Yue should've realized this long ago.
He deliberately helped him clear this nightmare arena together, not because he was interested in the arena's clear rewards.
It can't be denied, with such high difficulty, and requiring three people to clear it together to count as passing, the clear reward for a nightmare-difficulty arena would definitely be priceless.
But judging from the strength level of this flowing gold warrior, he clearly didn't care at all about this level of reward.
Just like Zhang Yue.
With Zhang Yue's current strength, even rare skills that ordinary professionals regard as treasures, or even unique skills, or massive amounts of gold coins, epic or legendary treasures others dream of, he simply has no interest.
Because for people at Zhang Yue's level, these things are already dispensable.
This guy's strength is not inferior to Zhang Yue's, how could he be obsessed with these mundane things?
So, his goal was only one, "You just want to use me to help you unlock the Hell Gladiator Arena."
The flowing gold warrior didn't show the slightest hint of surprise, as if Zhang Yue's ability to guess this was already within his expectations.
He turned his face to Zhang Yue and said in a deep voice, "We each get what we need. Isn't that enough?"
Zhang Yue asked, "So then, what is your purpose in sending invitation letters to lure professionals from countries around the world to the Hell Gladiator Arena?"
"When the Hell Gladiator Arena opens, you'll understand."
Hearing this, Zhang Yue smiled faintly and said, "You're so sure that even after I know this, I'll still continue to help you?"
"What if I quit now, and no longer help you clear the nightmare arena?", Zhang Yue reversed the roles.
He directly turned himself into the helper, while the flowing gold warrior was the one who needed Zhang Yue's help to clear the nightmare arena.
The flowing gold warrior said calmly, "You won't do that."
"The champion reward of the Hell Gladiator Arena, mythical-class profession scroll, aren't you tempted?"
Zhang Yue smiled and said, "If it exists, then of course it's great. If not, it's no big deal. For us Dragon Nation, it's not something essential."
At this moment, the flowing gold warrior repeated in a tone that sounded like he completely understood Zhang Yue, "You won't do that."
At that moment, Zhang Yue inexplicably felt that this guy was a little terrifying. He seemed like he could hear his inner thoughts.
Zhang Yue indeed wouldn't do that. Everything he said just now was simply to probe his bottom line, trying to use that approach to learn his real identity.
What kind of person was Zhang Yue, or rather, the Asura of his previous life?
The more challenging the instance or quest, the less likely Zhang Yue was to give up easily. Even if he ends up bloodied and battered, he absolutely had to clear it.
That was also one of the reasons why Zhang Yue, in his past life, could establish the world's strongest profession under the title of Asura.
The Hell Gladiator Arena, he absolutely would not give it up.
If the champion reward, the mythical-class profession scroll, fell into the hands of another country, it would definitely pose a massive threat to the Dragon Nation.
Clearly, this flowing gold warrior had already seen through Zhang Yue's determination to continue cooperating.
He originally wanted to probe this guy's background, but ended up learning nothing at all.
Even so, even if his intentions were seen through by Flowing Gold Warrior, Zhang Yue still wouldn't quit. He really wanted to see what medicine this guy was selling in his gourd.
———
Roughly ten minutes later...
Whoosh!
A white light screen opened up ahead.
The next moment, a young girl in a black skin-tight combat suit that perfectly highlighted her graceful figure, Chen Zijin, stepped out from within that light screen.
Seeing Zhang Yue and the flowing gold warrior waiting outside for a long time already, Chen Zijin ran up to Zhang Yue and said with a guilty look on her face, "Sorry... I was too noob..."
Zhang Yue glanced at Chen Zijin and said, "You being able to clear the nightmare arena already means you've surpassed more than 99.99% of the world's professionals."
After all, Zhang Yue had originally worried that Chen Zijin wouldn't be able to clear the Reaper Arena.
Her being able to clear it smoothly was enough to put his mind at ease.
Receiving Zhang Yue's praise, Chen Zijin finally revealed a slightly relieved smile.
At the same time, a pleasant system prompt descended from the sky—
["Ding~ Your teammate [Cappuccino] has successfully cleared the Reaper Arena!"]
["Ding~ Congratulations on successfully clearing the nightmare-difficulty [Reaper Arena]. You've obtained the following clear rewards: EXP +1.2 trillion, Gold +1 million, Psionic Energy +500 trillion, Equipment [Reaper Set] (Level 170, 28-Star Full Set), SSS-Class Rare Skill Book [Reaper's Shield], Epic Treasure [Eye of the Reaper]!"]
Whoosh!
Golden light poured down from above Zhang Yue's head.
["Ding~ Congratulations, you've leveled up! Current level: 161. Next level requires 2.3 trillion experience points!"]
It had to be said, the clear rewards of this nightmare-difficulty arena were truly priceless.
No wonder, even with such high difficulty, professionals from all over the world would fight to the death just to break into the nightmare arena.
Before Zhang Yue could take a closer look at the rewards, a beam of golden light descended from the sky, falling between Zhang Yue, Chen Zijin, and the flowing gold warrior.
Within the golden light, a token floated.
It appeared to be a special reward for the first clear of the Reaper Arena.
To prevent the flowing gold warrior from snatching this unique reward, Chen Zijin reacted fast, using a blink move. In a flash like lightning, she grabbed the token from the golden light.
Looking at the golden token in her hand, she couldn't help but feel a little curious, "Mark of the Reaper?"
"It doesn't say specifically what it does though."
Saying that, Chen Zijin handed the token to Zhang Yue.
Zhang Yue looked at it and said thoughtfully, "It should be related to opening the Hell Gladiator Arena."
Chen Zijin patted her chest, "Good thing I was quick with my hands! Otherwise, if that guy had snatched it, it'd be bad."
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