As one of the first-tier cities in Dragon Country.
At 2 a.m., it was the peak hour of Dragon City's night market.
The streets and alleys were bustling with young men and women coming and going.
Zhang Yue logged off, calmly and modestly joined Lin Tian and Wu Haotian for some late-night skewers.
The Warrior Night-Owl, while gnawing on a skewer of chicken fillet, said indignantly, "If we could truly connect all otherworlds across all countries, I'd eat three at a time and ten of those Eastern Nation bastards in a single day."
"Too small-minded," the flirtatious One Night Stand grinned slyly. "At the very least, I'd go after a few young, pretty, and well-shaped Eastern Nation girls, make them wear maid outfits, and then..."
Just as everyone thought One Night Stand was about to spew another round of dirty jokes—
His next words left everyone utterly stunned: "Make them clean my toilet every night at my house. And if they can't clean it properly, they'll lick it clean!"
Sparks of Fire gave him a thumbs-up. "Amazing, brother, I've never seen anyone with such a big picture!"
"Dying of laughter, I thought you were going to do something crazy~"
"Crazy? No matter how much of a pervert I am, I wouldn't touch Eastern Nation women." One Night Stand said firmly, "Don't let that trash sully my bed!"
As everyone joked and laughed, only Ning Tiantian remained silent, head lowered. She seemed to be eating her skewer but was secretly wiping away tears.
Zhang Yue asked, "What's wrong?"
Ning Tiantian looked up at Zhang Yue for a moment, then quickly lowered her head again, as if afraid of him noticing her tears, and shook her head. "Nothing..."
Zhang Yue glanced at Ouyang Ling'er.
Because he knew that Ouyang Ling'er and Ning Tiantian had always been as close as sisters.
Sure enough, Ouyang Ling'er understood and didn't choose to hide it. She sighed and said, "Tiantian's younger brother… was killed by Eastern Nation people last night."
Hearing this, everyone present felt a jolt in their hearts.
They were aware that the Eastern Nation had been particularly rampant lately and had killed many Dragon Country professionals.
But for it to happen to someone they knew, it made them feel both regretful and furious.
Zhang Yue also knew that Ning Tiantian had a younger brother.
However, her younger brother was a good-for-nothing who often asked her for money, practically a delinquent.
At this moment, Ning Tiantian couldn't hold back anymore and burst into tears: "Fanfan had finally decided to turn over a new leaf, determined to work hard to conquer otherworlds, improve himself, and become a useful person to the country. Why couldn't he have one more chance, why…"
Everyone silently watched Ning Tiantian, their hearts filled with grief and anger.
Just then, Zhang Yue received a Feixin Message from Liu Yao, whom he hadn't contacted for a long time: ["Bro, I need to tell you something. Li Xiaoyao is dead…"]
["I don't mean anything by it. Li Xiaoyao was my best brother. Whenever something happened, I'd always tell him first. But now… I don't know who to talk to…"]
["He died protecting me, killed by the Eastern Nation…"]
Seeing Liu Yao's message, Zhang Yue's face remained emotionless.
But in his eyes, there was a killing intent that ordinary people could hardly detect.
In Zhang Yue's heart, a belief grew stronger: if there really was a way to connect all the otherworld portals within the World 15—
At all costs, Zhang Yue was determined to open the portals.
Zhang Yue had never felt such a strong killing intent toward a nation.
Fueled by this belief, at 6 a.m. the next morning, after just four hours of rest, Zhang Yue logged back into the otherworld.
The mission for the Thirteenth World was to clear five layers of the abyss and achieve three scores of 90 or higher.
Logically, Zhang Yue, who had already cleared seven abyss layers with all scores of 100, had long since completed the Thirteenth World mission and could challenge the World Boss to enter the Fourteenth World.
However, achieving ten perfect scores held a massive reward. Since he had the ability, Zhang Yue naturally had to claim that reward.
Entering the eighth abyss layer, he began the challenge.
The level 79 abyssal python with 70% damage reduction was already a troublesome opponent.
Because the damage reduction in the Endless Abyss ignored any amplification-breaking mechanisms, even Zhang Yue, with 160% damage amplification, could only deal 30% damage to the abyssal python.
But for Zhang Yue, the difficulty wasn't significant—it just took more time.
Especially after the Skeleton King advanced to Legendary rank and equipped a full set of 12-star gold abyss gear, drastically increasing his vitality and defense.
Even if Phantom Predator and Armageddon Black Dragon couldn't instantly kill the abyssal python with their 30% damage, the aftermath could be handed to the Skeleton King.
The Purgatory Skeleton King used an SS-level taunt, gathering all the weakened monsters struck by Armageddon Black Dragon and Phantom Predator.
With 850,000 HP and 35,000 defense, the Skeleton King could withstand the damage from hundreds of pythons without breaking a sweat.
Especially with increased health, the Void Shield's upper limit also rose accordingly.
The Void Shield's tenfold health capacity, applied to the Skeleton King, granted it an 8.5 million HP super shield—comparable to a 9-star Boss.
A swarm of abyssal pythons surrounding the Skeleton King seemed to be merely scratching an itch.
Zhang Yue seized the opportunity, using three AOE skills—Thunderstorm, Lightning Fury, and Necrostorm—to easily annihilate the hundreds of abyssal pythons.
Before long, Phantom Predator and Armageddon Black Dragon produced another swarm of weakened pythons.
The Skeleton King taunted them again, and Zhang Yue repeated the process with his AOE skills to wipe them out…
Zhang Yue and his three companions had clearly defined roles, while the Skeleton King, who usually picked up scraps, finally gained a greater purpose.
In the end, Zhang Yue cleared the eighth abyss layer in two and a half hours, achieving a perfect 100 score.
This speed was dozens of times faster than ordinary professionals.
Next, he proceeded to the ninth and tenth abyss layers.
The final two layers featured abyssal rats and abyssal ants, all level 80 monsters, with 160% damage amplification and 70% damage reduction for the rats, and 180% damage amplification with 70% damage reduction for the ants.
Damage reduction was capped at 70%, as per the otherworld's rules for damage mitigation.
In earlier abyss layers, one could still see other professionals here and there.
By the fifth layer, their numbers visibly dwindled.
By the ninth and tenth layers, no one was in sight anymore.
Only Zhang Yue and his three companions were left slaughtering monsters in the Endless Abyss.
As a result, Zhang Yue spent three hours clearing both the ninth and tenth layers.
However, it was still within the challenge time limit of the Endless Abyss.
Ordinary professionals calculated the number of monsters they killed in three hours.
Zhang Yue, on the other hand, wiped out the entire map in three hours.
At the moment Zhang Yue finished clearing the tenth abyss layer—
Suddenly, the ground shook violently.
Above the abyss, a massive bat, nearly as large as a claw of the 36-winged Armageddon Black Dragon, flew toward him.
[Ding~ Please note: Because your scores for abyss layers 1 to 10 are all 100 points, the Endless Abyss special challenge has been activated: Abyss Lord · Blood Demon]
[Ding~ Please defeat the Abyss Lord. The system will calculate rewards based on the time it takes you to kill it]
[If you defeat the Abyss Lord without time restrictions, you will receive the primary reward (out of humanitarian concern, being killed by the Abyss Lord will also grant you a primary consolation prize)]
[Killing the Abyss Lord within three hours will grant the intermediate reward]
[Killing the Abyss Lord within two hours will grant the advanced reward]
[Killing the Abyss Lord within one hour will grant the special reward]
[Killing the Abyss Lord within 30 minutes will grant the top reward (highest reward). Begin your challenge]
With a piercing screech, the Abyss Lord flapped its wings and charged menacingly toward Zhang Yue.
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