One against a hundred.
This Athena's strength is on par with Sword Emperor Luo Chen.
Seeing that their opponent was so powerful, it was clear that they were no match for her.
Tian You pointed at Athena and shouted angrily, "Fine, fine, fine! So this is how you want to play, huh?"
"Remember this!"
"Retreat!"
At Tian You's command, the professionals from the Cold Nation quickly withdrew from the War God Hall.
Dragon Tamer Axe was about to control his dragon to chase after them, but Athena stopped him, "Don't chase, let them go."
Athena knew well that what they had just encountered was merely a third-rate force from the Cold Nation.
But her side belonged to Bear Nation's top-tier professionals under level 100.
The two sides were simply not on the same level.
At this moment, Athena turned back to look at Zhang Yue.
She asked kindly, "Are you alright? Why are you alone? Where are your teammates?"
Nobody would have immediately assumed that Zhang Yue had come here alone.
Because given the difficulty of the Death Territory, it should have been absolutely impossible for a single person to reach this depth.
"Did your teammates get killed by those guys just now?"
Dragon Tamer Axe roared, "I'll avenge you and kill them all!"
"Thanks, but that won't be necessary."
Before Axe could pursue the retreating Cold Nation players, Zhang Yue said, "I came alone."
Athena gave Zhang Yue a look of disbelief, but she didn't say anything more.
She glanced at the unexplored hidden map of the War God Hall, then said to Zhang Yue, "Come with us. It's safer that way."
"Don't worry, any magic stones you collect inside are yours to keep. We won't take any from you!"
Zhang Yue smiled, "Alright, thank you."
"No need to be polite," Athena's gaze was warm, "My father once said that your Dragon Nation is Bear Nation's closest friend!"
"Leave some people on guard, the rest follow me inside!"
At Athena's command, more than 500 Bear Nation professionals advanced into the War God Hall.
Zhang Yue followed closely behind.
However, just before stepping into the temple, Zhang Yue seemed to sense something.
He turned his head slightly, scanning the darkness behind him with the corner of his eye.
At the same time, in that very darkness, a pair of eyes that had been watching him intently all along suddenly withdrew into the shadows…
Zhang Yue smiled faintly.
Then, as if nothing had happened, he followed the Bear Nation professionals into the War God Hall.
In the darkness, the eyes that had retreated reappeared once more, watching as Zhang Yue entered the temple, they then turned toward another direction, the path where the Cold Nation professionals had retreated.
Suddenly, an overwhelming killing intent burst forth from those fierce eyes.
———
Inside the grand temple, powerful magical energy filled the air.
Clearly, many high-grade magic stones were buried here.
The map was vast.
The Bear Nation professionals had already begun spreading out to collect magic stones.
At that moment, Zhang Yue said to Athena, "I'll check over there."
Athena asked with concern, "Why don't you stay with us? The demons here are quite strong, and they gather in high numbers. It's dangerous to go alone."
"It's fine. I'll be alright," After speaking, Zhang Yue left on his own toward the right side.
Axe said, "I'll take some men to protect him."
"Wait," Athena stopped him, "He probably prefers working alone. Let's not put pressure on him. If he made it here alone, his strength must be extraordinary. Besides, if he runs into trouble, he'll come find us."
Axe nodded.
What they didn't realize was that Zhang Yue simply didn't want to compete with the Bear Nations for resources.
Otherwise, with his speed in collecting magic stones and killing monsters, half of the temple wouldn't even have space left for the Bear Nation team to operate…
Leaving the left side of the temple for the Bear Nations, Zhang Yue went alone to the right.
'Time to get to work!'
He stretched out his hand.
Whoosh!
Golden light gathered in his palm, forming three magic stones.
Two fourth-tier, one fifth-tier.
This haul was truly exciting.
As the core region of the Death Territory, its value was indeed immense.
But at the same time, it was filled with endless danger.
As soon as Zhang Yue collected the three magic stones…
Demons emerged from all directions.
Zhang Yue summoned his three sons, ordering them to handle the demons.
Meanwhile, he continued gathering magic stones with ease.
———
At the same time, in another part of the temple—
The eastern section.
The Cold Nation professionals, having been forced to retreat, were still unwilling to accept their defeat.
"What the hell! Just because they're ranked second in the world, they think they're all that?"
Sword-Shield Warrior Tian You slashed his sword against a massive boulder, venting his frustration.
His teammates chimed in, "Our main force isn't even in the World 17. We ran into Bear Nation's main force. A side team against their main team, it was only natural that we'd lose…"
"Side team? Who are you calling a side team?", Tian You, though soft-hearted, was stubborn in speech, "Are you saying our [Tianjin] Guild isn't strong? Say that again and I'll beat you to death, damn it…"
In reality, the little brother wasn't wrong.
They were indeed just a third-rate squad from the Cold Nation, stronger than the average national team.
But when facing one of the world's top three superpowers, Bear Nation's main force, they were nothing but ants.
There was never any real suspense in the outcome. Otherwise, they wouldn't have tucked their tails and run.
Tian You's younger sister, Tian Ya, asked, "Brother, where do we go next?"
"Let's look around for another map nearby. The core area is huge—there must be hidden maps even richer than the War God Hall!"
As they spoke and were about to turn and search the area—
Suddenly, a chilling wind swept past them!
"Who's there?"
Tian You reacted instantly, drawing his sword in one swift motion, his gaze sharp as fire.
The entire team turned around with him.
But the darkness remained silent.
"Brother, what's wrong? Stop scaring yourself!"
Tian You frowned, "I have a good intuition. I can sense an enemy nearby!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a sound came from behind.
Tian You spun around just in time to see a mass of black mist surging out of the darkness.
He quickly raised his shield to block.
Boom!
The black mist struck his shield, and the immense impact sent Tian You flying.
Then, the mist began to take shape.
As the figure became visible, the Cold Nation professionals gasped in horror.
Standing before them was a tall girl clad in crimson armor, with golden hair, emerald eyes, skin as fair as snow— Military Blade · Athena.
The Cold Nation professionals were terrified.
They still hadn't recovered from the fear of Athena's previous attack that nearly wiped them out.
And they never expected that she would actually chase them down.
Instinctively, they began backing away.
Tian You got up from the ground, his heart pounding, but he forced himself to remain calm, "What the hell… What do you want? We already gave up the map! Do you want to exterminate us?"
"I'm warning you! You're not just killing us—you're provoking the might of the Cold Nation!"
"You think our legendary player, Mythical-Class Frost King · Kwon Ji-Hyun, will just let this slide!?"
Athena remained silent, expressionless.
Cold and indifferent, as if she weren't even human.
She raised her longsword and advanced.
Seeing the intense killing intent radiating from her, Tian You felt a deep sense of dread.
"Run!"
He shouted, turning to flee.
But in a flash, Athena teleported in front of their escape route!
Tian You's face turned pale, "What the hell? Since when do warriors have teleportation?"
The next moment, Athena swung her blade downward.
Slash! Slash! Slash! Slash!
Several arcs of sword light swept across the battlefield.
The 300+ Cold Nation professionals were instantly pierced by massive damage numbers exceeding 3 million.
In a single instant—
Slash! Slash! Slash! Slash!
Countless white lights soared into the sky.
The 300+ Cold Nation professionals, completely annihilated.
The battlefield fell silent.
After the fight, Athena's body dissolved into a mist and vanished into the darkness…
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