After defeating the two top experts from the Eastern Nation, Kawasaki Jun and Ikawa Riyu, Zhang Yue's gaze shifted to Su Jinya, who was standing to the side.
Looking at this somewhat familiar face, Zhang Yue asked thoughtfully, "Have we met somewhere before?"
Su Jinya stepped forward, dignified and elegant, and said, "Hello, I'm Su Jinyan's elder sister, Su Jinya."
Zhang Yue suddenly understood, "Ah, I was wondering why you looked familiar..."
Su Jinya was full of gratitude, "Just now, thank you. It was thanks to you. Otherwise, I might have brought shame to Dragon Nation."
"Not shameful," Zhang Yue said, "You two weren't in the same league to begin with. It's normal that you couldn't beat her."
Pausing a moment, Zhang Yue continued, "But there's one thing you should learn from Ikawa Riyu."
Su Jinya asked seriously, "What? Is it one of her operational techniques?"
Zhang Yue: "When you can't win, run immediately. Don't hesitate."
After speaking, Zhang Yue mounted the Thirty-Six Winged Armageddon Black Dragon and flew into the sky.
Teaming up was indeed a good choice, however, it was only good for self-protection.
For completing missions, teaming up wasn't very helpful. After all, everyone's missions were different, which meant there was no need to kill monsters in the same area.
If the missions were the same, that would be even more troublesome.
Because in one area, the number of mission monsters was already limited. According to the system's setting of no shared kills in a team, even if you encountered a mission monster, it would have to be divided between the two people. In the end, the mission completion efficiency would be even lower.
For someone as powerful as Zhang Yue, it was better to be a lone wolf.
Watching Zhang Yue's gradually departing figure, Su Jinya couldn't help but recall the past events between her younger sister Su Jinyan and Zhang Yue. She sighed, "Now I finally understand why you were so obsessed with this boy for that period."
"He really is outstanding..."
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On the other side, after Zhang Yue plundered the missions, the first thing he did was start executing them.
Continuing to kill people for missions was meaningless. It was better to finish the missions in his list first, then look for new ones after clearing them.
Riding a dragon maximized his field of vision, making it much easier to locate mission targets.
Sure enough, it didn't take long for Zhang Yue to find the mission area.
Riding the dragon, he descended and began the slaughter.
["Ding~ You killed [Mutant Mantis] x4. Mission progress: 20/20. Congratulations on completing the A-rank mission [Kill the Mantis]. Points +5!"]
["Ding~ You killed [Thunder Warrior]. Mission progress: 20/20. Congratulations on completing the S-rank mission [Thunder and Lightning War God]. Points +8!"]
["Ding~ You killed [Poison Spider] x3. Mission progress: 20/20. Congratulations on completing the A-rank mission [Kill the Spider]. Points +5!"]
["Ding..."]
Accompanied by a series of pleasant system prompts, the five missions in the list were soon all completed.
Entering a mission downtime, Zhang Yue began looking for new prey.
This time, however, the prey wasn't mission monsters.
Relying on the high-altitude view advantage, Zhang Yue scanned below and locked onto eight or nine professionals engaging in fierce battle in a valley.
Within one second, he distinguished friend from foe.
"ROAR!"
With one blast of World-Destroying Dragon Flame from the Armageddon Black Dragon, the entire field's nine professionals were instantly engulfed.
The next moment—
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Six beams of white light flashed. Six were killed instantly, the remaining three unharmed.
["Ding~ You killed Okaman Empire participant [Bru Kela]. Congratulations on successfully plundering their B-rank mission [Kill the Demon Dragon]!"]
["Ding~ You killed Cold Nation participant [Hao Taiyu]. Congratulations on successfully plundering their A-rank mission [Eliminate the Stars]!"]
["Ding..."]
After killing six people, Zhang Yue plundered the highest-level missions from their lists.
In the blink of an eye, Zhang Yue's mission list was filled again, with five A and B-rank missions.
Without staying for even a moment, the Armageddon Black Dragon carried Zhang Yue soaring out of the valley.
The vast valley fell into complete silence, as if nothing had ever happened.
The remaining three surviving professionals from Sevia and Argenine looked gratefully at Zhang Yue's gradually vanishing figure.
"I'm lucky I was born in one of Dragon Nation's ally nations, Sevia."
"May the heavens bless everlasting friendship between Argenine and Dragon Nation. Amen!"
On the surface, the key to earning points in the Arena Level-2 wasn't killing other participants.
But in reality, it was inseparable from that.
By killing participants from other countries, one could more quickly obtain high-level missions.
Then, by completing these high-level missions, maximize the acquisition of points.
As soon as a mission was completed, Zhang Yue would immediately restock from professionals of the seven other nations.
Thus, within the Arena Level-2, all participants from Dragon Nation's rival nations became Zhang Yue's ATMs.
As his points accumulated, Zhang Yue's ranking soon surged far ahead of the other countries' participants.
According to the system's real-time rank and point statistics:
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[NO.1]: Zero (Dragon Nation, 2-Star Gladiator Expert, Points: 355)
[NO.2]: Elfa (Beacon Nation, 2-Star Gladiator Expert, Points: 219)
[NO.3]: Hidden Dragon (Dragon Nation, 2-Star Gladiator Expert, Points: 177)
[NO.4]: Kwon Ji-Hyun (Cold Nation, 2-Star Gladiator Expert, Points: 176)
[NO.5]: Theo Broye (Oil Empire, 2-Star Gladiator Expert, Points: 168)
[NO.6]: Cappuccino (Dragon Nation, 2-Star Gladiator Expert, Points: 165)
[NO.7]: Restiev (Bear Nation, 2-Star Gladiator Expert, Points: 163)
[NO.8]: Alenda (Sevia Empire, 2-Star Gladiator Expert, Points: 161)
[NO.9]: Murakami Ichiryu (Eastern Nation, 2-Star Gladiator Expert, Points: 160)
[NO.10]: Ivankov (Bear Nation, 2-Star Gladiator Expert, Points: 158)
[NO.....]
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The rankings were closely watched by the entire world.
And the current rankings sparked heated debates across nations.
["A necromancer from Dragon Nation has more points than Elfa?"]
["Are you kidding? Elfa is the world's number one professional right now! Zero's points are almost double Elfa's?"]
["This Zero is even more impressive than I imagined! It seems his potential truly isn't inferior to myth-class professionals!"]
["Hmph, if it weren't for the dungeon setting resetting everyone's levels, how could that Dragon Nation monkey possibly surpass our Beacon Nation's god?"]
["That's a joke. You said it yourself, everyone's level was reset! Isn't Zero also level 175? You could say the level-reset setting put everyone on the same starting line and track, and at this moment, the rankings best reflect the true strength of the professionals!"]
["And let's not forget, among the top ten on the leaderboard, three are from Dragon Nation! Can't you just admit Dragon Nation's strength?"]
["Hmph! The match has only just begun. Don't jump to conclusions too early."]
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