Right now, the Divine Domain: Forbidden Zone had the entire world glued to their screens.
No one had to be "told" to watch—people tuned in on their own, like instinct. Like survival.
And where there was attention, there was profit.
So the moment the Forbidden Zone went live, Pineapple TV hastily assembled an emergency production team and launched a brand-new commentary program with one goal:
To narrate the Divine Domain.
It came together so fast they didn't even have time to properly set the studio.
They simply grabbed the host who'd just finished filming another show—
Sienna Blake—and pushed her straight into the chair.
Even as a "last-minute assignment," she was guaranteed traffic. Pineapple TV's golden host—insanely popular, the kind of name that could carry a broadcast on her back.
But one Sienna Blake wasn't enough.
If they wanted to analyze the Forbidden Zone, they needed people with real expertise.
So the show brought in:
Captain Ryan Cole — the "all-around soldier-king" from Pineapple Province, a special-forces veteran with real combat credibility.
Dr. Elias Hart — the internet-famous "Legal Eagle," a legal commentator whose sharp tongue had made him a viral legend.
One martial, one scholarly. With Sienna Blake in the middle, the lineup was undeniably strong.
And then…
The program added one more guest.
A "controversial" online celebrity.
Derek Vaughn.
The moment Dragon Nation's viewers saw the lineup for I'm Watching the Divine Domain, the internet erupted.
"Sienna Blake!! Why are you everywhere?! Absolute workhorse!"
"Captain Cole?! No way—Pineapple TV actually got Captain Cole?!"
"Dr. Hart?! So that's why you stopped streaming!"
"Wait… Derek Vaughn?! What is this? Did they bring him in just to disgust us?"
The praise for Sienna Blake, Captain Cole, and Dr. Hart was overwhelming.
Because those three had something people respected: competence.
But Derek Vaughn?
He was widely disliked for one simple reason—he never seemed to bring anything useful to the table, and his personality rubbed people the wrong way.
Still, complaints didn't stop the show.
The broadcast had already begun.
I'm Watching the Divine Domain ran live, showing footage from inside the Forbidden Zone while one host and three guests provided real-time commentary.
The view count surged like a rocket.
Seeing the exploding chat, Sienna Blake immediately steered them toward the hottest topic on the internet.
"Alright," she said with a practiced smile, "none of us saw this coming—but it's happening. So, Captain Cole… what do you think about Dragon Nation's two competitors?"
She knew exactly what people were saying online.
Not outright raging—yet.
But most viewers weren't optimistic.
So she went straight for the nerve.
Captain Cole didn't hesitate.
"A lot of people think our two competitors won't accomplish anything in the Forbidden Zone," he said evenly. "But in my opinion… that conclusion is premature."
Sienna Blake leaned in at the perfect moment.
"Oh? And why is that?"
Captain Cole continued, steady and confident:
"I don't usually get involved in personnel matters, but I can read people. And those two—especially the young man—don't strike me as 'just a student and a woman.'"
He paused briefly.
And Dr. Hart slipped in smoothly.
"Captain Cole's right. And about Adrian Vale—most people don't know this, but I've heard of him. In legal circles, Adrian Vale was famous. People called him 'Sherlock Holmes reincarnated'—the future pillar of Dragon Nation's legal world."
His voice softened at the end.
"Unfortunately… sigh."
That sigh lit a spark in Derek Vaughn's eyes.
He jumped in, eager.
"Unfortunately? Unfortunately what? Legal talents are everywhere. One more, one less—what difference does it make?"
The studio fell into a short, suffocating silence.
Captain Cole and Dr. Hart both looked at Derek Vaughn like he'd just said something profoundly stupid.
Neither bothered answering.
Sienna Blake smiled, skillfully stepping over the awkwardness.
"Dr. Hart has a point," she said. "According to the official profile, Adrian Vale's IQ test score is 170."
She lifted one finger lightly, as if presenting a fun fact.
"So there's no need to panic just yet. With an IQ of 170, Adrian Vale should be able to handle the Forbidden Zone…"
The livestream chat exploded.
"170?! That's not a top student—that's a freakin' genius!"
"But Dr. Hart made it sound like he dropped out or something?"
"Yeah—what happened back then? Why didn't he finish school?"
Sienna Blake noticed the questions and grew curious too.
But when she searched the dossier, that part of his background was… blank.
No public record. No clear explanation.
She was just about to ask Dr. Hart directly—
When the Forbidden Zone feed suddenly shifted.
The image sharpened.
The sound changed.
And the studio atmosphere tightened instantly.
Because on Dragon Nation's stream—
The sandstorm-like disturbance that Adrian Vale and Raven Shaw had been walking toward…
finally came into view.
Sienna Blake's voice snapped from calm hosting to raw urgency.
"Everyone—look!! Our competitors just ran into something!"
The screen filled with swirling sand.
And beneath it—
a flash of crimson.
Something moving under the dunes like a living blade.
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