Chen Zijin was worried her hand might be too slow.
Who would've thought, the Flowing Gold Warrior seemed completely uninterested in this thing.
He didn't even glance at the Mark of the Reaper in Zhang Yue's hand. After clearing the Reaper Arena, he immediately turned and left.
"So strange…", Chen Zijin looked at the fading back of the Flowing Gold Warrior and said in confusion, "Wasn't his goal just the clear rewards? Since this is something that can be used to activate the Hell Gladiator Arena, and it's well known that the activation rewards of the Hell Gladiator Arena far surpass the clear rewards of nightmare arenas, there's no way he wouldn't be interested in this, right?"
Zhang Yue, however, didn't say much, "Let's go, time to prepare for the next challenge."
And with the Reaper Arena being conquered, the system accordingly issued an announcement.
[[System Announcement] (Death Territory): "Ding~ Congratulations to the professionals [Zero], [Cappuccino], [Nameless] for clearing the nightmare-difficulty [Reaper Arena]!"]
When this system announcement was released, the entire World 32, all the various professionals from around the world who were tackling the Death Territory, were in an uproar.
["Another nightmare-difficulty arena has been cleared?"]
["As expected, I knew once Dragon Nation's Necromancer Zero entered the World 32, the skies of this realm would change because of him, he didn't disappoint!"]
["Reaper Arena… I remember not long ago, Beacon Nation's strongest in the domain, [Killing God · Aino], teamed up with the two top elites of Cold Nation and the Sun Nation, tried over a dozen times and still failed. But this Zero just arrived in the World 32 and cleared it in one go, my god, incredible!"]
["No, how do you know it was cleared in one go?"]
["Duh, the guy just arrived in the World 32 this morning, what do you think?"]
["Honestly, it's not surprising that Zero can clear a nightmare arena. What's really mind-blowing… aren't the other two? According to the rules of nightmare arenas, it requires three people to clear simultaneously to be considered a success, and during that time, cooperation isn't allowed, each must solo clear!"]
["Shadow Dancer Cappuccino, Dragon Nation's ace advancement professional from a few years ago. Also one of the five revived elite professionals of Dragon Nation recently. Turns out she's a monster too! And the key is, she's a girl. Damn, puts me to shame…"]
["Three who cleared it, and two are from Dragon Nation? Dragon Nation is insane! And the one with the hidden ID, could they also be from Dragon Nation?"]
The common folk were amazed.
The professionals of the Seven Great Nations, however, were panicking.
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[Leo Broye] (Oil): "Told you so. As long as Zero enters the World 32, he can cover the skies with one hand. At this rate, he might clear all eight nightmare arenas by tomorrow!"
[Morgan Kibada] (Beacon), "If the key to unlocking the Hell Gladiator Arena lies in these nightmare arenas, then Zero will definitely be the one to obtain the Hell Gladiator Arena's activation reward. We won't have a shot at it!"
[Inoue Amano] (Eastern), "Gentlemen, don't lose focus. The activation reward of the Hell Gladiator Arena is secondary, the most important thing is the championship reward of the Hell Gladiator Arena, that mythical-class profession scroll. After the Hell Gladiator Arena is activated, you still need to complete the challenge to become champion to obtain that scroll, and that scroll is the key to changing the structure of this realm."
[Kuye] (Okaman), "Amano-san is right. As long as the mythical-class profession scroll hasn't been obtained by Zero, we still have a chance."
[Lelovs] (Batan): "Immediately begin training top-tier professionals within the World 32. When the Hell Gladiator Arena opens, we will launch a full-scale entry, under no circumstances can we allow Dragon Nation to obtain that mythical-class scroll."
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Thus, including Beacon Nation and the other eight great powers, all began pouring massive resources into the World 32. Within it, they focused fully on building and training their own national elites, preparing to enter the Hell Gladiator Arena in full force.
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On the other side—
Little Smart, Ouyang Linger, somehow heard the news, and immediately relayed it to Zhang Yue, ["The Seven Great Nations have begun pouring huge resources into the World 32, training professionals there. Their goal is probably to enter the Colosseum after you unlock it, and compete for the champion reward!"]
Seeing this message, Zhang Yue was indifferent, ["I'm just afraid they won't come."]
Ouyang Linger had been a little nervous, but seeing Zhang Yue say that, she suddenly realized, ["Oh yeah! Where would they even get the courage to fight for champion against a necromancer in the Hell Gladiator Arena?"]
"The only outcome for them entering the Hell Gladiator Arena is…"
At the side, Wu Haotian leaned in, "What outcome?"
Smack!
Ouyang Linger suddenly slapped Wu Haotian on the face, then pinched the squashed mosquito she had hit, "The outcome is, DEAD DEAD DEAD!"
Wu Haotian rolled up his sleeves, "Whether or not they die, I don't know. But right now, I know you're gonna die!"
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Elsewhere—
Zhang Yue reviewed the Reaper Arena's clear rewards.
Though most of it held little value to him personally, at the very least, it was loot from a nightmare-difficulty arena.
So it was still worthy of respect.
Level 170, 28-Star Reaper Set.
You couldn't say it was worthless. At the very least, it was much stronger than the 25-Star Burning Heaven Sets on the Black Dragon's team.
It was even a higher grade than Zhang Yue's own 25-Star Transcendent Set. The Transcendent Set could absorb and grow, never needing replacement.
So this Reaper Set, might as well save it for the pets.
It just so happened that with Black Dragon and others' current strength, dealing with level-170+ monsters was starting to get a bit tough. Time for a boost.
Thinking back, it felt like a long time since their last Burning Heaven Set upgrade, but in truth, the pet team had only gotten the Burning Heaven Set yesterday...
Just that Zhang Yue cleared six realms in a single day yesterday made it feel like ages ago.
Equipment from the World 25 was clearly no longer suitable for conquering the World 32, it was time to retire it.
It's just that the pets' levels were only at 160, not yet meeting the level requirement for the Reaper Set.
So for now, Zhang Yue placed the Reaper Set into his storage space.
Besides, one set of gear wasn't enough to distribute.
If the loot from the other nightmare arenas were similar, they should also include gear sets.
Once five full sets were collected, and once the pets reached the appropriate level, they could be upgraded simultaneously.
Rain must fall on all crops, no playing favorites~
Next, Zhang Yue's attention shifted to the rest of the battle loot...
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