Zhang Yue's situation was receiving the attention of the entire world.
Even, the battles within each major battlefield had temporarily ceased, and even the participants' attention was all focused on Zhang Yue.
However, there was no live broadcast, no information at all.
Some participants who were in the Arena Level-4 Battlefield 36, according to the location Zhang Yue had inadvertently exposed earlier in the livestream before disappearing, rushed over, yet they still did not find Zhang Yue, nor the ghost's traces.
"Where are they? Clearly, we can sense they're right nearby, so why can't we see them?"
"This is exactly the last place that appeared in the live broadcast before Zero disappeared. Could it be the battle has already ended, and we came too late?"
"Impossible!", On the spot, a knight from the Sevia Empire said in a deep voice, "The magnetic field's power is so strong, they're right here. They must be separated by some kind of barrier, causing us, outsiders, to be unable to see them with the naked eye. But what I can be sure of is, right now they are in the same domain as us!"
"This also explains why those contestants who disappeared instantly vanished without a trace at the moment of disappearance."
"What on earth is this terrifying ability? Spatial distortion? What exactly is this ghost thing?"
"Let's hope Zero can survive this disaster and kill the ghost."
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At the same time, on the other side.
[World 33, Dragon Nation's National Territory]
Within a mountain range.
Moon Mark and Seraph were stationed beside a Resurrection God Stone emitting potent effects.
"Even old Ice couldn't escape disaster. Can Zero escape from the ghost's hands?"
As Moon Mark's voice had just fallen, Seraph said, "Within the same level domain, Zero's strength far surpasses ours. His power is even enough to crush myth-grade professionals. Whose victory it will be is still unknown, no need to conclude too early."
"The biggest problem now is, what is this ghost's identity," Seraph looked up at the Resurrection God Stone floating in low altitude, murmuring, "The answer to this question will only be known once old Ice comes back to life."
Just as they were speaking—
Crash!
Suddenly, a magic barrier tore through space from not far away, transforming and appearing.
Moon Mark and Seraph's first reaction was to draw their swords and be on guard.
Just as they thought it was enemy nation assassins coming to stop the Ice Emperor's resurrection, they instead saw several familiar figures walking out from the barrier.
The three people stepping slowly out from the barrier were all elders of at least a hundred years old, yet their imposing manner was not inferior to youths.
Arrow Emperor · Hidden Dragon!
Witch Ancestor · Empress Xuan!
Heaven-and-Earth Mage · Wolong!
Seeing it was three elder professionals of Dragon Nation, Moon Mark and Seraph finally felt relieved.
"Ice Emperor hasn't completed resurrection yet?", Wolong, upon seeing Moon Mark and Seraph, impatiently asked.
Moon Mark shook his head with a light sigh, "No, but it should be soon. We came here at about this time yesterday, so it should be almost 24 hours now."
Knowing the three elders must have come here out of concern for Zhang Yue to inquire about news of the ghost, Seraph said, "Three seniors, don't worry yet. Zero's strength is so great, even for the ghost, killing him shouldn't be that easy."
Hidden Dragon clenched his fist and said, "That guy, if he dares to harm even one hair of my master's head, I'll tear him into eight hundred pieces."
As if sensing its master's overwhelming fury, the mechanical mantis that had appeared above his head at some unknown time transformed into a huge mechanical disc, releasing countless mechanical flying blades through high-speed rotation, and in an instant flattened a hundred-meter-high mountain into flat ground!
Such tremendous power made Moon Mark and Seraph deeply shocked.
They couldn't imagine why such three heaven-defying powerhouses would call Zhang Yue their master.
At this moment, Xuan Lan said, "We first need to know the ghost's identity. Second, its motive. Only then can we formulate an effective targeted plan to rescue Master."
As she spoke, the eyes of everyone present all focused on the Resurrection God Stone.
At this moment, the Resurrection God Stone suddenly radiated bursts of golden light.
Seeing this, Moon Mark felt joy in his heart, "It's here!"
Crash!
A beam of golden light burst out from within the God Stone, and immediately after, a knight fully armed in ice-blue armor walked out from within the golden light.
That ice-armored knight was precisely the Ice Emperor.
Moon Mark couldn't help but rush forward and give the Ice Emperor a big hug.
"Good lad, I almost thought you were gone."
The Ice Emperor, still unaware of what had happened outside, smiled and said, "Isn't that exactly what you wanted? This way, in Dragon Nation, you'll have one less competitor."
"Never thought I'd see the day…", As he spoke, the Ice Emperor turned his head to look at the Resurrection God Stone, which, because it had revived him, was gradually losing its brilliance and becoming a scrap of iron. Realizing it must have been Zhang Yue who used the Resurrection God Stone to revive him, he was about to express his thanks to Zhang Yue, yet saw there was no sign of Zhang Yue's figure anywhere.
"Where's Zero?"
Looking at the few people around, silent and with extremely heavy expressions, the Ice Emperor seemed to realize something.
Before he could speak, Wolong asked, "So, before you died, what exactly happened?"
"Zhang Yue said, before you died, you sent him a message saying you had made an important discovery. What did you find?"
Recalling the scene before death, the Ice Emperor couldn't help but feel lingering fear.
He recalled, "At that time, I was in Battlefield 27 and happened to hear movement nearby, and had just seen someone in the livestream say something."
["Ice bro, a Bear Nation professional in the same battlefield as you just disappeared. I just came out of his livestream! His location seems to be near you!"]
In the recollection, when the Ice Emperor saw this message, combined with the strange movement he had just sensed, he immediately determined, the ghost had appeared, and was right nearby.
"According to my investigation, the ghost can infiltrate all contestants' livestream rooms, using the livestream to monitor the movement trajectories of professional contestants. This way, each time it moves, it can perfectly avoid others' lines of sight. The livestream causes our every move to be completely exposed in the ghost's vision."
Hearing this, Xuan Lan said thoughtfully, "So, you manually turned off the livestream in advance, and in the state of avoiding the ghost's sight, quietly approached the ghost."
"Mm," The Ice Emperor said bluntly, "So many of our Dragon Nation contestants have already died. Such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, I wanted to see exactly what this ghost was."
As he spoke, a hint of fear appeared in the Ice Emperor's eyes, "The ghost was indeed near me. But I underestimated its strength… greatly."
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