Chapter 464: A Rising Star, Fallen Just Like That?

["Ding~ The streamer has died. Livestream automatically closed!"]

When this message appeared on the livestream screen, the entire Dragon Nation fell silent.

On the faces of 1.4 billion citizens, sorrow, sadness, despair, and disbelief covered all.

"Zero God... is dead!"

"How is that possible? How is that possible? How could my Zero God be defeated so easily! This must be fake, I don't believe it! Did any of you just now see with your own eyes Zero God being killed? The stream just got cut off, that's all!"

"The system has already detected it and stated the streamer died, which caused the stream to be cut off, stop deceiving yourself, Zero God truly has been defeated!"

"Could it have been a normal death, not a permanent obliteration?"

"The BOSS absorbed too many Death Seals, it's practically become a body of slaughter. Anyone it kills dies permanently 100%, and in that moment before the stream cut off, I vaguely saw ashes..."

———

[Heavens Hall Headquarters]

Knight Owl, One Night Stand, and the others, staggered a few steps back and collapsed on the sofa.

Ouyang Linger, Wu Haotian, Li Yue, they all stared at the now-black screen with disbelief in their eyes.

Though not a single person spoke, in this moment, the oppressive atmosphere inside the entire office reached its peak.

Ning Tiantian burst into tears on the spot, "Brother Zhang Yue won't die, this is fake, it must be fake!"

Wu Haotian didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Ha… hahaha… are you messing with me? You damn pit-trap Zhang, damn you and your ancestors! Weren't you always saying you'd dock my pay? Come and dock it now! How are you gonna dock my pay when you're dead?"

The always-proud Overlord Blade also fell into gloomy despair.

All three hundred-plus members of Heavens Hall were drowning in grief.

Because everyone present had once been helped by Zhang Yue.

Ning Tiantian, once broke, latched onto this big shot Zhang Yue, joined the Professional Tournament with him, and finally entered Heavens Hall as a financial assistant.

Had Zhang Yue not let her see a glimmer of light back then, maybe by now she'd still be stuck in endless darkness.

Once his mortal enemy, Wu Haotian was pulled out of the quagmire by Zhang Yue…

Overlord Blade, who nearly fell into darkness, was also saved in time by Zhang Yue…

Glory Firmament, who defected to the Glory…

Who among them wasn't redeemed by Zhang Yue?

It's no exaggeration to say, Zhang Yue gave them a second chance at life.

Zhang Yue was not only their guild leader but their hope and faith.

At this very moment, the belief of all Heavens Hall members had collapsed.

Knight Owl turned grief into fury, "Damn it, it's those damn Easterners! They're the ones who got the guild leader killed! I'm going to slaughter them!"

"Count me in, I'm going too!", Mage Sparks Fire clenched his teeth and shouted angrily: "I'll throw my life away and fight those Easterners to the death!"

"I'm going too! This life of mine was given by the boss, without him there's no me. In this world I have no parents, the boss is my reborn father. Now that he's gone, I feel like there's no point living, let's take the fight to the Easterners!"

"Brothers, let's fight!"

With one, two, three voices shouting, all members of Heavens Hall went online.

Though they didn't have cross-national travel tech, nowadays, entering the Domain of Death meant they could encounter professionals from other countries.

So Heavens Hall's current target was revenge against the Seven Nations—within the Domain of Death.

———

At the same time, on the other side, after the news of Zhang Yue's death was released, professionals from the Seven Great Nations watching in front of their screens couldn't hold it in anymore, bursting into wild joy.

"GOOD! That thorn in our side has finally been removed!"

"Yoshi! From now on, one more stumbling block has been removed for our Seven Nations!"

"Hahaha! Brothers, shouldn't we have an offline party to celebrate?"

"Where should we meet? Come to our Sun Nation. Our sunsets here are beautiful. Let us drink and sing together, enjoying the view!"

"Yoshi! Ryuubei-kun, I'll be at the airport soon, make sure to send someone to pick me up!"

"No problem, I'll personally greet you all!"

"Hahahaha!"

———

[Cold Nation]

Kwon Ji-Hyun elegantly sipped the wine in his glass.

Only at this moment did he feel as if a weight had been lifted from his shoulders, finally at ease.

"After all, he was just a mortal. With a mortal's body, he could never contend with the gods."

Beside him, Celebrity Junshin laughed, "This time, we really must thank Inoue Amano from the Eastern Nation for his idea! Using a borrowed knife to kill, the Ghost Tower was truly sharp enough!"

Kwon Ji-Hyun swirled his wine glass and said calmly, "In the end, it's that Zero who got too arrogant."

"He actually had many chances in the middle to escape. He could have survived and dealt with the Ice-Sealed BOSS before its evolution while it was still at the Immortal level."

"But he didn't. He thought himself a god, that he could overcome all adversity, even livestreaming it all to prove his power to everyone?"

"Hmph, how overconfident."

Celebrity Junshin immediately refilled his glass and smiled, "That guy thought just because he repelled a Level-6 beast wave and defeated a Immortal BOSS, he was hot stuff. In the end, he was just a self-important idiot!"

"Through this battle, not only did he die on the battlefield, he even brought disgrace to the entire Dragon Nation!"

"Without Zero, the Dragon Nation's prestige is cut in half. Their dream of rising has been shattered. From now on, they have no hope!"

Kwon Ji-Hyun folded his left arm across his chest, lightly swirling the glass with his right hand.

Suddenly, as if a thought emerged in his mind, "Now that things are like this, why not pour more oil onto the fire?"

"Oh?", Junshin looked at Kwon Ji-Hyun, "President, what idea do you have?"

Kwon Ji-Hyun's lips curled, "Pass my next words to the other six nations…"

———

[Inside Bear Nation]

Athena, upon hearing of Zhang Yue's death, suddenly felt a pang in her heart.

She lowered her head, drowning in guilt and remorse, "Sorry. From beginning to end, I could only watch helplessly, unable to help at all."

"If only I had tried a bit harder to talk you out of it back then, maybe…"

Garuda also collapsed to the ground with a thud, "Ah, my dear brother-in-law… he's gone! I'm so heartbroken, this hurts worse than a breakup!"

"Damn it! Seven Great Nations… this isn't over! I curse you all—every one of your people gets hit by a car when stepping out, and your ancestral graves erupt with smoke!"

Restiev let out a long sigh, "What a pity… a rising star, fallen just like that…"

As the President of Bear Nation, Restiev always thought farther ahead than the average person.

He immediately realized: with Zhang Yue dead, the Seven Great Nations would surely increase their suppression of the Dragon Nation.

Thus, Restiev immediately issued an order, "Immediately increase the defense forces on the Dragon Nation front. Stay alert. If the Seven Nations make any moves against Dragon Nation, notify me at once!"

═❀═❀═❀═❀═❀═❀═

patreon.com/AmbitiousTranslator

🥳Joining Patreon keeps me motivated and eager to work diligently, so please consider joining.🥰 You can access upto 20 advance chapter through Patreon.

https://discord.gg/bYAfGyp98y