Chapter 324: The “Bug” of the Heart of the Ocean!
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"What's going on?"
Seeing all the water on the ground flowing into the spatial rift, everyone present was utterly baffled.
The knight Yamade from the Eastern Nation was equally stunned: "Nani?"
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Meanwhile, elsewhere...
Within the borders of the Eastern Nation, in the World 12, plagued by the locust:
Safe Zone: Energy City.
In the streets and alleys of the city, countless spatial rifts were blooming everywhere.
Moreover, people were actively opening rifts, allowing the powerful professionals of the Eastern Nation to invade the Dragon Kingdom's borders.
At the same time, many were returning victoriously from these rifts, triumphant and brimming with news of their victories.
Amid the crowds, joyous conversations filled the air:
"I killed two Dragon Kingdom pigs today. Yoshi! One of them escaped, though. If only I could've killed one more."
"Shinichi-kun, just two? That's weak! Learn from me—I killed five Dragon Kingdom people today."
"Sato-kun, don't get cocky too early. Let's see who racks up a higher count by tonight."
"Yoshi! That small Dragon Kingdom dares to act arrogant in front of our mighty Eastern Empire?"
"That guy, Zero, killed 90,000 of our compatriots last time. So, we'll repay them with 900,000 or even 9 million lives."
At this moment, a worried voice emerged from the crowd:
"Isn't this too ostentatious? What if Zero shows up again?"
The silver-armored knight, Datong, crossed his arms and dismissed the concern:
"If he could come, he'd have done so already!"
"The Dragon Kingdom has already used up all their materials. They poured everything into sealing that last rift Zero used to invade. They no longer have the resources to create spatial rifts. From now on, they're nothing more than prey for us to slaughter as we please. We'll show them the might of our Eastern Empire's professionals!"
"Hahaha!"
While the professionals of the Eastern Nation reveled in their slaughter of the Dragon Kingdom's professionals...
Suddenly, from one of the spatial rifts ahead, a torrent of water surged out.
In an instant, the entire Energy City transformed into a massive oceanic domain.
All the Eastern Nation professionals caught in the waters were astonished.
"Nani? What's happening? Where did all this water come from?"
"Which ** linked a rift to the Dragon Kingdom's seas??"
As everyone wondered in shock—
SPLASH!
Within the water, countless molecules coalesced to form a human figure.
When they saw the sudden appearance of a figure in silver robes with an extraordinary aura...
The surrounding professionals of the Eastern Nation were horrified.
"Zero!!!"
"H-How is this possible? How did he get here?"
"How did he traverse our spatial rift? A single rift shouldn't allow two people to pass through at the same time!"
Zhang Yue scanned his surroundings and quickly realized he was now within the borders of the Eastern Nation.
A chilling smile that sent shivers down the spines of the nearby Eastern Nation professionals appeared in his eyes.
"So, I was right after all."
It turned out Zhang Yue had exploited a bug in the Heart of the Ocean.
The skill Turbulent Waves from the Heart of the Ocean allows the release of a water domain, during which the user can manipulate water molecules and move along with them.
While spatial rifts are designed to permit only one "person" through, Zhang Yue—who was manipulating water molecules—was no longer considered a "person" but rather a collection of molecules.
Thus, Zhang Yue seamlessly traveled through the spatial rift and arrived in the Eastern Nation.
The moment Zhang Yue appeared, the smiles on the faces of all the Eastern Nation professionals froze.
The next second, Datong, the newly risen top-tier knight of the Eastern Nation, shouted:
"Log out! Everyone, log out immediately! Now!"
The last time Zhang Yue entered the Eastern Nation, he slaughtered tens of thousands of people within their safe zone.
That incident proved that Zhang Yue's power was beyond their ability to resist, and even the safe zone couldn't protect them!
Their only means of survival was to log out.
Unfortunately, no matter how fast they tried to log out, their speed couldn't match Zhang Yue's actions...
[Ding~ Please note: Due to professional [Zero] using the War Scroll, [Energy City] has lost its protective capability for one hour, and professionals cannot log out during this period]
"Not this move again!" All the professionals who hadn't logged out in time were utterly horrified.
Realizing that their escape route had been sealed, one flame-armored warrior in the crowd mustered his courage, pointed his sword at Zhang Yue, and roared:
"Baka yarou! You bastard! Do you really think you can treat our Eastern Nation as your backyard?"
"My backyard?" Zhang Yue glanced at the flame-armored warrior and replied indifferently, "I wouldn't even use the Eastern Nation's land as my toilet."
His words instantly enraged the surrounding professionals, who began hurling insults and taunts at him.
"You really think you're invincible?"
"After the last incident, we've been training day and night, refining our tactics. Our strength is not what it once was. Do you dare face the power of the Eastern Empire's warriors?"
"Everyone, attack! Kill him!"
"Ikkuzo!"
With that, hundreds of Eastern Nation professionals charged at Zhang Yue.
From their movements, it was clear they were an elite force.
Their levels ranged around 70, just eight or nine levels below Zhang Yue.
Their equipment, judging by its quality, was mostly 8-9 star, only three or four tiers below Zhang Yue's gear.
Truly, they were a force of "top-tier experts" worthy of fear.
They charged aggressively, confident that this time would not end like the last.
Yet...
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The moment they stepped into range, Zhang Yue cast an SS-level rare spell: Thunderstorm Tempest.
Dark thunderclouds loomed above, releasing countless bolts of lightning that engulfed the crowd.
As always, before the battle began, Zhang Yue ensured he stacked three layers of Lightning Grasp.
The next moment, massive damage numbers floated above the professionals' heads:
-967k!
-967k!
-1.45m! (Critical Hit!)
In an instant...
WHOOSH, WHOOSH, WHOOSH!
Hundreds of Eastern Nation professionals turned into white light and were instantly killed.
Initially, Zhang Yue thought that wiping out a few hundred people with Thunderstorm Tempest would be sufficient.
To his surprise, the skill triggered a chain reaction.
Since the water domain from Turbulent Waves was still active beneath their feet, the lightning that struck the water conducted electricity.
The power of the lightning spread through the entire domain, electrocuting every professional within it.
The water domain had a radius of 500 meters, with a diameter of 1,000 meters.
At that moment, nearly every professional in Energy City was struck by the electric currents.
The effect of Thunderstorm Tempest swept through the entire city.
967k damage—a force that could destroy anything and everything in its path.
In mere moments...
WHOOSH, WHOOSH, WHOOSH...
Countless beams of white light shot skyward from Energy City.
The entire city was bathed in radiant brilliance.
For an instant, it seemed as if everyone had seen angels...
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