So it turns out, Elfa had long suspected that Zhang Yue was not really "Ghost."
Therefore, he secretly investigated a bit, and unexpectedly, he actually guessed correctly.
Ghost's true identity indeed made him curious.
But comparatively, what he cared more about was: Ghost is the only one who can kill Zhang Yue in the Hell Gladiator Arena.
["As long as Ghost locks onto Zero, Zero has a ninety percent chance… of being unable to escape Ghost's punishment."]
As Elfa's words just fell, Leo Broyer said, ["But if Zero really isn't Ghost, then I feel Ghost is intentionally avoiding Zero."]
["Otherwise, why is it that as soon as Zero enters the Hell Gladiator Arena, Ghost disappears, and as long as Zero leaves the Hell Gladiator Arena, Ghost appears?"]
["Could it be… that even Ghost doesn't dare approach Zero out of fear?"]
["No,"] Elfa said, ["He's just using Zero's identity to cover up his own existence. We are all trapped within fixed battlefields and unable to jump to other battlefields, but Ghost can freely shuttle across all major battlefields."]
["If it were out of fear of Zero, he could've simply chosen to avoid Zero's battlefield and go slaughter elsewhere."]
["Ghost is using Zero to avoid exposing his own identity,"] Elfa continued, ["Once Zero no longer has any use value, Ghost will definitely kill him!"]
["According to my investigation of the disappearance list, Ghost's selection of targets is random, not targeted."]
["Next, we just need to quietly wait for Ghost to lock onto Zero, and then use Ghost's hand to get rid of Zero!"]
["In addition, your operations should try to take place while Zero is clearing the Hell Gladiator Arena. If Zero is not inside the Arena, you should also avoid staying in it."]
The meaning of this statement is easy to understand:
Ghost specifically chooses to act when Zhang Yue goes offline.
During this time, those inside the Hell Gladiator Arena will all become Ghost's prey.
Once targeted by Ghost, even top-tier domestic professional experts will be as good as dead.
———
On the other side, at 8 a.m., Zhang Yue finally went offline.
["Damn! The streamer finally logged off!"]
["I didn't sleep all night just to watch his stream. If he didn't log off soon, I felt like I couldn't hold on."]
Just as everyone thought the all-nighter Zhang Yue had finally reached his limit and was logging off to rest, not even ten minutes later, Zhang Yue finished breakfast and actually logged back in.
["Is the streamer crazy? He's been online for over 20 hours straight.
Not afraid of sudden death?"]
["To sell crispy noodles through livestream, this is dedication!"]
["But livestream selling, how could it be faster than assassinating other contestants and looting their drops? Right, streamer?"]
["Yeah, why not do what you did before, go assassinate other contestants? Everyone who can enter the Hell Gladiator Arena is a top-level professional from their country. Any one of their pieces of equipment is worth a fortune. Go kill them and make money!"]
No matter the time, there is never a shortage of people in the livestream room who speak sarcastically and mock Zhang Yue.
Because Zhang Yue stayed online for 20 consecutive hours, Ghost also didn't make any moves for 20 hours.
The "truth" that Zero is Ghost was gradually being proven by Zhang Yue himself.
Of course, Zhang Yue didn't care about the viewers' discussions.
For him, a mere 20 hours of continuous combat was simply too easy, completely stress-free.
One must know: In his previous life, with the body of Asura, whether fighting against the Three Main Gods or resisting the Tier-9 beast tide, Zhang Yue had repeatedly fought online for several days and nights without rest.
Now, not even a full day had passed, how could this compare?
However, it must be said: sacrificing himself alone to exchange for peace for the entire world, that was worth it.
Otherwise, in this 20-hour period, Ghost would've already hunted down several thousand professionals in the Hell Gladiator Arena.
Even if the people of the Eight Great Nations weren't worth mourning, there were still many others who were innocent.
Unless Ghost were given an order to only hunt contestants from the Eight Great Nations, then Zhang Yue would directly forfeit and never enter the Arena again, he would gladly accept.
Zhang Yue checked the time and muttered, "Four hours left, then I'll hold out a bit longer."
Once it was past noon, the Ice Emperor would revive, and Zhang Yue could get the answer he wanted from his mouth.
Thus, Zhang Yue continued his slaughted in the Arena Level-4.
Through continuous monster-killing, he let the Life Container absorb life force, then converted the full Life Container into points.
Zhang Yue's point gain, even under a 10% profit rate, was still increasing at an extremely fast pace.
Under the gaze of the masses, through constant accumulation, his total score reached 3000.
["Ding~ Congratulations, your accumulated score has reached the promotion requirement for the [6-Star Arena Emperor] rank. Would you like to immediately consume 3000 points to raise your rank?"]
The next second—
[[System Announcement] (Hell Gladiator Arena): "Ding~ Congratulations to Dragon Country contestant [Zero]
for being the first to reach the 6-Star Arena Emperor rank!"]
The livestream room exploded.
["Streamer, even though you're Ghost, even though my friend and family were killed by you, even though I don't like you, still, gotta say, this is a solid 6."]
["Others just hit 5 stars, and he's already at 6 stars!"]
["The key point is, he reached 6 stars in the Arena Level-4 with only a 10% profit rate. If it were 100%, wouldn't he instantly shoot up to 10 stars?"]
["Too small, your mindset is too small. 10 stars? He'd at least be a Hundred-Star King!"]
["Such a freak, I love it!"]
Next, the panel showed that to reach 7-Star rank would require 5000 points.
This also meant: in addition to the Advanced Gladiator Arena and Arena Level-6, there were still Level 7, even Level 8 and Level 9 Arenas behind it.
"Looks like… the Hell Gladiator Arena is far from as simple as I imagined."
Zhang Yue couldn't help letting out a light sigh.
"But this way, it's even more of a challenge, and even more fun!"
As Zhang Yue finished speaking, viewers in the livestream room couldn't help but say:
["The streamer really is a freak!"]
["Not sure if he's going to live or die, and he still thinks it's fun, 6."]
———
Unknowingly, the time had reached noon, 12 o'clock.
It had been almost 24 hours since the Resurrection God Stone was used on the Ice Emperor yesterday.
The Ice Emperor was about to revive.
Perfect timing, log off to eat lunch, and come back just in time.
Thus, Zhang Yue prepared to end the stream and eat.
Just then—
Suddenly, with his sharp intuition, Zhang Yue sensed that in the darkness, a pair of eyes… was watching him.
He wasn't too surprised.
Instead, Zhang Yue showed a trace of anticipation on his face, "Couldn't hold back anymore… finally came, huh?"
At the same time, from the perspective of over 2 billion viewers in the livestream room, just as they were eating while watching Zhang Yue's smooth gameplay—
Suddenly, in front of everyone's eyes, the livestream screen turned to static snow.
As if affected by some kind of interference, the livestream screen auto-disconnected.
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