Chapter 503: The Whereabouts of the Fatal Lock

The current scene, in Zhang Yue's eyes, was nothing more than a joke.

"Ignorant, thus fearless."

"Then let me show you the fear of death."

With that said, under Zhang Yue's command, the Thirty-Six-Wing Armageddon Black Dragon, Ice-Sealed War God, Cherry, Apex Predator, and Infernal Skeleton King all launched into slaughter.

Although Higashino Shinjo had guessed right, Zhang Yue indeed did not have many Death Marks on him. In total, there were just over two hundred.

However, even without the Death Marks, Zhang Yue could still trigger permanent kills probabilistically through demon contracts.

As for these two hundred Death Marks, they were returned to their rightful owners.

Obtained from professionals of the Eastern Nation, they would be returned to the Eastern Nation.

Zhang Yue smeared all two hundred Death Marks simultaneously onto his staff.

Then, he personally locked onto professionals of the Eastern Nation among the Seven Nations and launched an attack.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Under several AOE skill bombardments, people within a vast area were directly blasted into ashes!

As one region was cleared, Looking around, in the places where people had died and disappeared, heaps of equipment, potions, gold coins, and other loot lay scattered, yet there were no Death Marks to be seen.

"Got smarter," Zhang Yue muttered, "Stopped carrying Death Marks when leaving home."

Evidently, because Zhang Yue had previously seized too many Death Marks from Eastern Nation professionals and then used them against the Eastern Nation.

They now simply stopped carrying Death Marks when going out.

To avoid giving Zhang Yue a delivery route.

After all, Death Marks were unique products of the Eastern Nation.

But, even without Death Marks, Zhang Yue's slaughter was unaffected.

Under Zhang Yue's command, the pet squad went full firepower, splitting into four different directions, launching attacks against members of the Seven Nations.

Whether it was the Black Dragon, Apex Predator, Ice-Sealed War God, Cherry, or even the weakest in combat, the Skeleton King, their lethality was fatal for these current 110+ level third-job professionals from the Seven Nations.

They were only fit to become prey.

In an instant, the armies of the Seven Nations suffered heavy casualties.

Whoosh!

Zhang Yue blinked and appeared before a knight from the Okaman Empire, kicking him to the ground and stepping on his chest.

He leaned down and deliberately waved a Death Mark in front of the silver-armored knight [Banuta], saying, "I'll give you a chance."

Banuta had just watched Zhang Yue apply the Death Mark to his staff and now trembled all over in terror.

"Spare me! Spare me! Please spare me, I'm just a salaried grunt, please don't kill me!"

"That's fine," Zhang Yue smiled and said, "If you answer my question honestly, I won't kill you."

"That guy, he's taking you to which world?"

"I don't know," Banuta said, "I really don't know. We first encountered it in the World 19. At that time, it said that as long as we cooperated with it, it would help us… help us kill you."

"And the cooperation it mentioned was for us to help it find something. What that thing was, it never told us. But starting from the World 19, it's been helping us clear otherworlds. I… I suspect that what it's looking for should be close, not in the 22nd, then in the World 23."

Afraid that Zhang Yue wouldn't believe him, Banuta quickly added, "I swear to God, everything I said is true. I really don't know what that thing it wants us to find is, or which specific world, or where exactly it is..."

Hearing this, Zhang Yue hesitated for a moment and then lifted his foot.

Banuta tremblingly got up from the ground, his terrified eyes locked onto Zhang Yue.

"I... can I go?"

"Scram," Zhang Yue said, "Remember, if I ever see you in this army again, there will be one Death Mark left, just for you."

Banuta hurriedly replied,."I won't dare, won't dare again! There absolutely won't be a next time. As soon as I leave this place, I'll quit the guild immediately! I'll never participate in international wars again!"

After speaking, Banuta ran off in a panic.

And Zhang Yue, true to his word, did not strike him again.

Instead, he began analyzing what Banuta had just said.

The God of Wrath had even taken action personally, escorting the Seven Nations' professionals through otherworlds.

If this were a long journey, the God of Wrath would definitely not do such a thing.

So, just as Banuta had said: perhaps the Fatal Lock was in the 22nd or World 23.

And the helpers that the God of Wrath recruited were all newly-promoted first-tier elite professionals from the Seven Nations.

This place, just as Zhang Yue had previously discussed with Wolong, was most likely a Death Territory of some world.

"Forget it."

"Once I enter the World 24's Gate of Immortality, find the Resurrection God Stone, and revive Long Two, everything will become clear."

Thinking this, Zhang Yue shifted his attention back to the battlefield.

Together with his pet squad, he exterminated the remnants of the Seven Nations.

Battle ended.

Looking around in all directions, the ground was littered with dropped items blooming like flowers.

Zhang Yue immediately contacted the Ice Emperor, "Can you contact some people to come to the World 21's Death Territory? There's a heap of dropped loot that needs collecting."

Not long after, the Ice Emperor replied, ["Okay, send me the coordinates. I'll immediately contact the guild's strategy team in the World 21's Death Territory to head over."]

Currently, the World 21 mission had been completed, and the World Boss could now be challenged, followed by entry into the World 22.

So, after sending his current location to the Ice Emperor, Zhang Yue immediately activated the World Boss challenge.

Whoosh!

White light fell, and Zhang Yue appeared in the Boss Challenge Domain.

["Ding~ Welcome to the World 21 [Giant Kingdom] Boss Challenge Domain. Please slay the World Boss!"]

In his field of vision, a super giant over a hundred meters tall came into view.

This time's World Boss was a god-level boss.

Just like the [Golden Giant King] that Zhang Yue had killed not long ago in the Death Territory, it was of the same tier.

Previously, Zhang Yue had instant-killed the Golden Giant King in just three seconds.

This time, Zhang Yue also used three seconds.

["Ding~ Congratulations on killing the World Boss [Giant Grand General], you have cleared the World 21 [Giant Kingdom]!"]

The main forces of the Seven Nations had suffered severe damage from Zhang Yue, and their only shortcut to completing the world mission, the 100-meter-tall Giant King, had been killed by Zhang Yue. Now, they couldn't take the shortcut and would have to find 100 giants over thirty meters tall.

It was destined that, in a short time, they wouldn't be able to clear the World 21 quickly, even with a pseudo-king-level boss and the God of Wrath's help.

Because the hardest part was that thirty-meter giants were rare and unpredictable.

Thus, Zhang Yue would definitely be able to reach the World 22's Gate of Immortality before the God of Wrath, obtain the Resurrection God Stone, revive Long Two, and then learn the Fatal Lock's location from him.

And thereby, obtain the Fatal Lock before the God of Wrath.

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