Five o'clock in the morning.
The competition was still continuing.
According to the real-time statistics of the ranking list.
So far, the total number of participating professionals who had reached the 9-Star Arena Immortal rank was 73.
Next, as long as another 27 people reached the 9-Star Arena Immortal, the Ultimate Gladiator Arena would open.
Countless people, whether they were participants or non-participants, were full of expectations for the Ultimate Gladiator Arena.
After all, this was perhaps a king-level secret realm that could rewrite human history.
At the same time, on the other side.
Chen Zijin, who had been online without eating or drinking for over twenty-four hours straight, after logging off, did not go to eat, nor did she rest.
Instead, she went alone, lost in spirit, to the president's office of the Heavens Hall.
Sitting on the chair, her whole body lay slumped over the desk.
A heart full of helplessness made Chen Zijin close her eyes, and despair surged in her heart.
"What should I do, Zhang Yue, tell me, what should I do to save you?"
"Zhang Yue, where are you, where exactly are you?"
Just then, the sound of knocking came to her ears.
Immediately after, from outside the door came Liyue's voice, "Sister Zijin, are you inside?"
"I just went downstairs to buy steamed soup buns, and also soy milk, eggs, and steamed dumplings. They're fresh and hot out of the steamer, come out and eat some."
Ouyang Ling'er followed and said, "Yeah, the Ultimate Gladiator Arena is about to begin, you need to eat your fill, rest up, and be full of energy, so that you can defeat Elfa in the Ultimate Gladiator Arena and take the championship."
Originally, Chen Zijin had no spirit or motivation at all.
But when she heard the last sentence Ouyang Ling'er said, she instantly woke up.
"Defeat Elfa!"
"That's right! Defeat Elfa!"
Chen Zijin said excitedly, "If I can't beat Elfa through points, then there's an even more direct way, and that's to defeat Elfa."
"As long as I kill Elfa in the Ultimate Gladiator Arena, I can become the champion of the Hell Gladiator Arena and get the Mythical-class profession scroll."
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Outside the door.
Liyue, Ouyang Ling'er, and Ning Tiantian each held hot snacks in their hands, buns, steamed bread, twisted rolls, soy milk, and so on.
As the three kept persuading, no matter how they knocked, there was no response from inside.
They each couldn't help sighing.
"Feels like Sister Zijin is giving herself too much pressure."
"Yeah, I keep feeling like she's blaming the president's death on herself, that's why she wants to spare no cost, working this hard to try to resurrect the president…"
"If this keeps up, something will happen!"
"But with her like this, we can't persuade her, what can we do?"
"Sigh…"
Just as the few were sighing and feeling a bit at a loss.
Suddenly, with a "creak," the office door opened.
The next moment, Chen Zijin appeared in front of the three with an excited expression.
Before the three could react.
Chen Zijin directly took the steamed soup buns and soy milk from Ouyang Ling'er and Liyue's hands, smiling as she said, "Thank you all, going out this early just to buy me breakfast!"
Liyue froze for a moment, then came back to her senses and said, "It's nothing, it's nothing, we don't have to compete, we've been bored for so many days with nothing to do, it's just a small thing…"
Ouyang Ling'er, seeing that Chen Zijin seemed to have recovered her mental state, said, "See if you want to eat anything else? We can go buy it for you!"
"No need," Chen Zijin stuck a toothpick into a steamed bun and stuffed it into her mouth in one bite, saying, "This is just fine, I like steamed soup buns."
Ouyang Ling'er let out a sigh of relief, as if a weight was lifted, "Okay, if you're not full later, just tell us, I'll go buy more."
While eating buns, Chen Zijin said to Ouyang Ling'er, "Zhang Yue told me before, she said your ability to gather intelligence is top-notch, you're the chief strategist of the Heavens Hall, can you help me with something?"
The sudden praise made Ouyang Ling'er not react for a moment.
She smiled and said, "Oh no, I just know a bit of computer skills, strategist is too much."
"Right, what do you want me to help with? Just say it, I'll get right on it."
Chen Zijin said, "Help me organize all the battle data on the Ghost Sword Elfa, and also, the Frost Lord Kwon Ji-Hyun, help me organize his too."
Ouyang Ling'er hesitated for a moment, then reacted, "You want to…"
"Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles," Chen Zijin bit another steamed bun and said, "Understand the enemy in advance, so that in the Ultimate Gladiator Arena, I can defeat them in one go."
Ouyang Ling'er froze for a moment.
She wanted to say something, but in the end didn't speak.
Obviously, she was afraid of hurting the self-confidence Chen Zijin had just barely regained.
After pausing, Chen Zijin continued, "Then, I'll leave this matter to you. I'm going to take a short nap first, tell me when you've finished organizing."
Ouyang Ling'er made an OK gesture, and said with confidence, "Alright, no problem, leave it to me!"
"You go rest."
"Thanks," Chen Zijin shook the steamed buns and soy milk in her hands, then left the office.
Left behind were Ouyang Ling'er, Liyue, and Ning Tiantian, all with surprised expressions.
"Sister Zijin isn't really thinking about challenging Elfa in the Ultimate Gladiator Arena, is she?"
Ouyang Ling'er frowned, "I just said that casually earlier, she wouldn't have taken it as a reminder, would she…"
Ning Tiantian asked innocently, "Then, can Sister Zijin beat Elfa?"
"Of course not," Ouyang Ling'er didn't even think before blurting out, "I have to admit, Chen Zijin's strength is indeed very strong. She's even surpassed the Frost King Kwon Ji-Hyun of the Cold Country and the Hell Dragon Rider Restiev of Bear Nation, and her current world ranking is second only to Elfa. But she's never actually fought against people from these great nations yet."
"Just points alone can't be used as a standard for judging strength, it only proves she works harder than most."
"In a real fight, she definitely wouldn't be Elfa's match," Ouyang Ling'er continued, "First of all, the difference between a Legendary-class profession and a Mythical-class profession is like heaven and earth. Secondly, Elfa is the number one top powerhouse in the world."
Liyue looked troubled, "Then what should we do?"
"Sigh, there's nothing we can do," Ouyang Ling'er said, "It's rare that she's managed to regain a bit of fighting spirit, so let's just follow her idea."
"This is also the only way for Chen Zijin to overtake Elfa. If it's by points, she can't beat Elfa anyway, so she might as well take this one gamble."
"And, it might not be without a chance…"
In Ouyang Ling'er's heart, a thought seemed to be born, "The premise is, if she has me as her strategist assisting…"
"Alright, I'll go make an exclusive strategy against Elfa right now."
"Time to work!"
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