"ROAR!'
The Thirty-Six-Winged Armageddon Black Dragon tore open the skies, sweeping down from above.
At this moment, in the eyes of the world, Zhang Yue was like a god descending from heaven.
He landed straight into the Dragon Nation's camp.
Sitting atop the dragon's back, Zhang Yue looked at the Flowing Gold Warrior ahead and said, "Sorry, to disappoint you."
The surprise in Flowing Gold Warrior's eyes vanished in an instant.
He looked at Zhang Yue and said casually, "A pity. Coming back now… isn't it a bit too late?"
"Is that so?", Zhang Yue blinked forward, leaping from the dragon's back to the ground. Staring at the Flowing Gold Warrior, he said, "I don't think it's too late."
Seeing Zhang Yue return alive, even Elfa and Kwon Ji-Hyun on the opposing side couldn't help but let out a breath of relief.
Kwon Ji-Hyun laughed, "This brat's life is really tough. He didn't even die from that."
"Now I believe it. He really is the Asura from Dragon Nation, the one who single-handedly crushed the ninth-level beast tide."
Zhang Yue's return was, without a doubt, hope rekindled for the entire world.
Those who had been crying in each other's arms just a second ago were now staring at the battlefield with undivided attention.
In front of their screens, Ning Tiantian, Liyue, and the others burst into tears of joy.
"I knew it! The guild master wouldn't die so easily."
"Come on! I told you already, boss has protagonist's halo, he's invincible! Have you ever seen a protagonist that dies?"
"At first, when they said the guild master was dead, you were the one rushing to split up the guild's assets too, Wu Haotian. Shut that stinking mouth of yours!"
"Surviving disaster brings later blessings! Looking at him now, the guild master seems… a little different than before."
"Different? How?"
"I don't know. Can't say for sure. Just feels… not the same as before!"
———
[On the Field]
Zhang Yue, bathed in a thousand rays of light, pulled his gaze from the three Main Gods in front of him.
He turned to look at the "air" at his side and said, "This side's mine. You go over there."
"Alright!"
Whoosh!
A gust of wind swept past Zhang Yue.
Behind him, Ice Emperor, Moon Mark, and the others were stunned.
"Who was he just talking to?"
"Wait… Shadow Dancer, Cappuccino?"
Moon Mark immediately activated [God's Eye] (able to detect hidden targets within range), and sure enough, saw a figure in stealth racing at top speed toward the distant Hell Demon Golia.
That figure was Chen Zijin.
"The Shadow Dancer's back too."
Just as everyone was rejoicing at Zhang Yue and Chen Zijin's simultaneous return, Zhang Yue suddenly looked at Ice Emperor, Moon Mark, and Seraph.
"You three, go help Chen Zijin. She can't handle a King-level Boss alone."
Ice Emperor stepped forward, "And you'll be fine here?"
"No problem."
Those three words from Zhang Yue instantly gave everyone boundless motivation.
So Ice Emperor, Moon Mark, and Seraph all rushed to support Chen Zijin.
Zhang Yue, meanwhile, turned his gaze back onto the Flowing Gold Warrior.
"Come then. The conclusion that should've been made a thousand years ago, let's end it now."
"Oh?", Flowing Gold Warrior said with interest, "Sounds like you know who I am?"
Zhang Yue habitually rested his staff on his shoulder and said casually, "I think… besides you, there wouldn't be anyone else."
The moment those words fell, behind them, Wolong, Hidden Dragon, and Xuanlan exchanged looks.
"Who is Master talking about? Other than the three Main Gods, what other opponent does he know that we don't?"
"No idea."
"…"
No more words.
From Flowing Gold Warrior's body burst a murderous aura, "Indeed, it's time for this to end."
As soon as his voice fell, he charged, longsword in hand, straight for Zhang Yue.
At the same instant, Zhang Yue raised his Immortal·Transcendent Staff, preparing for battle.
And, as always, didn't forget to open his livestream function, hanging the Raccoon Crisp Noodles link.
A battle for the ages was about to begin.
At this moment, almost the entire world's audience gathered in Zhang Yue's livestream room, nearly crashing the servers.
Standing calmly in place, Zhang Yue faced the Flowing Gold Warrior charging at him, steady and unshaken.
Just as the Flowing Gold Warrior was about to strike—
WHOOSH!
Zhang Yue flashed, vanishing from his spot.
No sooner had he completed the teleport and barely steadied himself, the Flowing Gold Warrior lunged again.
Such a ferocious offensive. Ordinary people couldn't possibly react in time, let alone dodge.
But Zhang Yue only tilted his body slightly, effortlessly evading the fierce blow.
Sweep!
Heavy cleave!
Chain slash!
Thrust!
All of Flowing Gold Warrior's close-combat strikes were dodged by Zhang Yue with jaw-dropping micro-maneuvers, each one a perfect miss.
From Flowing Gold Warrior's perspective, it was as if his opponent was some kind of ultra-strong AI bot.
Because only a bot could so precisely predict every move of its opponent, making extreme evasions that rendered attacks completely useless.
["How is Zero doing this? How does he know the enemy's moves so well?"]
["Isn't it possible… this fight is basically him fighting himself?"]
["That guy's using Asura God's body, all his habits are Asura's tactics. And Zero inherited Asura's soul and consciousness. Who knows Asura better than Asura himself?"]
And that was the truth.
Because he understood himself too well.
Just from an opening move, Zhang Yue could accurately predict the next attack.
Dodging Flowing Gold Warrior's strikes was child's play.
"If you switched your moves, maybe I'd have trouble."
"But sadly, for a simple-minded, muscle-for-brains like you, coming up with new ideas isn't so easy."
Flowing Gold Warrior was enraged, "You arrogant fool!"
Whoosh!
Zhang Yue blinked away, pulling distance.
He counterattacked, Flowing Gold Warrior dodged.
But the attack was only a feint…
The instant Flowing Gold Warrior dodged, the Apex Predator flashed like lightning from the darkness, darting around him in a frenzy.
–5.14 billion! Critical!
–5.22 billion! Critical!
–5.19 billion! Critical!
A professional couldn't possibly have this much health. There was no way they could withstand the Apex Predator's strikes.
But Zhang Yue knew well, his enemy was no professional.
It was a super Boss whose peak power once surpassed even King-level Bosses.
So even 15+ billion accumulated damage from Apex Predator wasn't enough to deal a fatal blow.
Adding the Ice-Sealed War God's freezes, the Armageddon Skeleton King's cleaves, the Armageddon Black Dragon's fire attacks, and Cherry's magic spells, one round of pet team focus fire carved away 30% of Flowing Gold Warrior's health with ease.
Seeing him being forced back again and again—
Zhang Yue said casually, "How's that? Sweating all over now, aren't you?"
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