Chapter 318: The Secret of the Hell Dynasty

The spoils of war were handed over to Ice Emperor and the others to handle.

After dealing with the Eastern Nation professional players, Zhang Yue immediately returned to the city and logged off.

He went offline to meet up with Ouyang Ling'er, who had been waiting for him in real life.

Zhang Yue blurted out, "What solution do you have to solve this problem?"

Since the Eastern Nation started frequently using space rifts to invade Dragon Nation and assassinate Dragon Nation's professional players, Ouyang Ling'er had been pondering a crucial question: How can Dragon Nation's professional players freely enter Eastern Nation's territory as well?

Otherwise, in the face of Eastern Nation's aggression, Dragon Nation could only sit and wait to be destroyed, unable to take the initiative to counterattack.

Ouyang Ling'er was fiddling with a tablet in her hands. She finally displayed a page and handed the tablet to Zhang Yue.

"This is the result of my extensive analysis based on the information recorded in our Dragon Nation's Otherworld strategy archives."

Zhang Yue took the tablet and found that it documented the information about the [World 15: The Hell Dynasty]

"According to the strategy guide, the layout of the World 15, the Hell Dynasty, appears simple. It's divided into four main clans: the Hell Ghost Clan, the Hell Shadow Clan, the Hell God Clan, and the Hell Demon Clan."

"But in reality, the Hell Dynasty is not simple. Because it's the only world in the Otherworld that can influence all other worlds."

As soon as she finished speaking, Wu Haotian, who was sitting nearby eating sunflower seeds and reading a novel, glanced at Ouyang Ling'er and said, "You always make things sound so mysterious. For the past hundred years, no one has discovered anything unusual about the World 15, but now you think you've found some big secret?"

"You don't understand!" Ouyang Ling'er retorted confidently. "Do you know that aside from the four main clans, there's actually a fifth clan in the World 15?"

Wu Haotian: "???"

"I don't believe you. What's this 'fifth clan' you're talking about?"

Before Ouyang Ling'er could respond, Zhang Yue suddenly blurted out four words: "The Hell Spirit Clan."

Ouyang Ling'er looked at Zhang Yue in astonishment. "What the hell! How do you know about them?"

Shocked, Ouyang Ling'er continued, "The Hell Spirit Clan was wiped out by our Dragon Nation's God Asura more than a hundred years ago. Since then, everyone assumed that the World 15 only had four clans. The Asura God was the first professional player to enter the World 15, so only a handful of people even know about the Hell Spirit Clan."

She stared at Zhang Yue, her expression incredulous. "So, how did you hear about the Hell Spirit Clan?"

Zhang Yue: "Because I was the one who wiped them out."

Ouyang Ling'er immediately dismissed it. "Don't joke around. You're not the reincarnation of the God Asura!"

After a pause, she added, "The strangest thing is this: under normal circumstances, the worlds of each nation are independent systems. Events in one nation's world don't affect others."

"For example, if the Gate of Immortality in the World 11 of Dragon Nation is breached, it doesn't impact the same gate in other nations' World 11. Similarly, if a unique hidden quest is completed in one country, it remains available in others."

"But after the Hell Spirit Clan was destroyed by the God Asura a hundred years ago, the World 15 in every nation only had four clans left..."

Hearing this, Zhang Yue was slightly shaken.

He had never paid attention to this issue before.

A hundred years ago, due to a mistake, he accidentally wiped out the Hell Spirit Clan, leaving only one survivor of their race—a clan lord named Cherry.

At the time, Zhang Yue didn't realize that his actions would cause changes in the World 15 across more than 200 nations worldwide...

At this point, Ouyang Ling'er finally got to the key point: "I think the World 15 is hiding a secret that connects all nations. If we can uncover this secret, we might be able to link every nation's alternate realms."

"In other words, professional players from different nations could enter each other nation's worlds?" Hearing this, even Wu Haotian couldn't help but get excited.

The World 15 indeed hid too many secrets.

For example, the celestial-level boss Cherry—under normal circumstances, such a high-level boss shouldn't even appear in the World 15.

And Cherry was just one of the secrets belonging to the Hell Spirit Clan.

The Hell Dynasty still had the other four clans, which Zhang Yue's previous self didn't have the strength to explore.

Zhang Yue was already planning to restore Cherry in the World 15. It was the perfect opportunity to verify whether Ouyang Ling'er's theory was true.

If they could indeed connect all nations' alternate realms, Zhang Yue could basically declare Eastern Nation's annihilation.

Thus, Zhang Yue's next goal became clear:

Quickly clear the World 13 and 14 to charge into the World 15.

With this in mind, Zhang Yue abandoned his plan to rest.

Even though it was already 10 p.m., he decided to log into the Otherworld.

Eastern Nation had been far too audacious.

In less than half an hour after Zhang Yue went offline, statistics showed that Eastern Nation had invaded Dragon Nation twice—once in the World 55 and once in the World 63—using the Mark of Death to kill a total of twelve Dragon Nation professional players.

They could use space rifts to invade Dragon Nation at will, ruthlessly targeting lone or wandering players, killing them, and escaping immediately.

Even Ice Emperor and the others had no way to retaliate.

After all, no one could predict when or where Eastern Nation assassins would strike next.

"Guild leader, should I tell Ice Emperor and the others about the World 15's secret?" Zhang Yue had just entered the Otherworld when he received a message from Ouyang Ling'er.

Zhang Yue thought to himself: given his progress, it would take several more days to reach the World 15.

At this rate, many more Dragon Nation players might die at the hands of the Eastern Nation.

If Ice Emperor and his group could break through the World 15's secret early, it would be for the best.

So Zhang Yue agreed, "Alright, let them know."

———

Meanwhile, in the 12th Realm, the Locust Plague.

Ice Emperor, Moonmark, Seraph, and several guild players were making their way from the Locust Paradise to the safe zone of the Energy City.

Moonmark suddenly sighed, "Why are there still people who don't understand and insist on being traitors to Dragon Nation?"

The guild leader of the Demon God Guild, Mo Huang, asked curiously, "Moonmark, are you saying... we still have traitors?"

"But wasn't Xu Aiguo already killed? And weren't his underground forces completely eradicated?"

Seraph added, "If no one was cooperating with them, the space rift's connection points should be random. But those five people from Eastern Nation were able to precisely arrive in the 12th Realm, meaning someone on our side opened the passage for them."

"If that's not enough evidence, then consider this: when Zero led the campaign against Eastern Nation, they knew in advance and prepared. How could they have known without insider information?"

"This proves that there must still be traitors within Dragon Nation."

As they discussed, Ice Emperor suddenly received a message from Ouyang Ling'er.

Seeing the satisfied expression on Ice Emperor's face, Xu Bei, Ice Emperor's disciple, asked, "Master, what's making you so happy?"

Ice Emperor smiled. "The time to annihilate Eastern Nation is near."

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