[Cold Nation]
[World 17 National Territory, Safe Zone Magic Town]
SWOOSH! SWOOSH!...
As hundreds of white lights descended, Tian You and over three hundred teammates appeared simultaneously in the Resurrection Spring.
At this moment, everyone looked utterly confused.
At the forefront, Tian You was furious, "Bear Nation is insane. Just for the sake of one Dragon Nation person, they actually dared to ambush and kill our Cold Nation professionals in public."
His teammates were embarrassed, "That Athena is incredibly strong!"
"A gentleman must take revenge! Do they really think our Cold Nation is easy to bully?"
The mage girl Tian Ya said worriedly, "But their strength far surpasses ours. How can we take revenge?"
"Call for reinforcements!", Tian You said, "Does our Cold Nation not have experts?"
"Post a message in the realm channel, saying that we were attacked by Bear Nation in the Death Territory. Summon all Cold Nation professionals in the World 17, and let's return to the Death Territory together to take the War God Hall from Bear Nation's hands."
At the same time, elsewhere.
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Death Territory Core Area, Lv100 War God Hall.
Zhang Yue and the Bear Nation professionals had divided control, one handling the east, the other the west.
After spending half a day, the more than a hundred Bear Nation professionals had fully excavated the magic stones from the left half of the War God Hall map.
On Zhang Yue's side, he single-handedly cleared out the right half.
The harvest this time was quite impressive.
Even exceeding Zhang Yue's expectations.
Before entering the War God Hall, Zhang Yue never imagined that within this hidden map of the core area, there would be as many as two thousand Tier 3 or higher magic stones buried.
Among them:
1,500 Tier 3 magic stones,
600 Tier 4 magic stones,
200 Tier 5 magic stones.
And this was only half of the War God Hall's resources.
The other half was in the hands of the Bear Nation professionals, likely yielding no less than Zhang Yue's haul.
With this, the realm quest "Accumulate 1,000 Tier 3 or higher magic stones" was considered complete.
Moreover, these high-tier magic stones could be exchanged for top-tier rewards from the magic merchants in Magic Town.
With so many Tier 4 and Tier 5 magic stones, who knew what rare rewards could be obtained? The thought was thrilling.
Checking the time: 6:30 PM.
He planned to return to town to submit the magic stones, claim his rewards, and then log off for dinner.
Just as Zhang Yue was about to leave the War God Hall—
BOOM!
Suddenly, intense fighting sounds erupted from the other side of the temple.
Looking up, he saw more than a dozen white lights flashing in the half of the temple Athena's group was exploring.
Until now, white lights, symbols of death, had been rare all afternoon.
For so many to appear at once, something was definitely happening.
Zhang Yue immediately rushed toward the other side of the War God Hall.
Indeed, the enhanced demon gods within the temple were not enough to pose a fatal threat to the Bear Nation professionals.
At this moment, they were fighting against a group of enemies.
Their opponents—Cold Nation professionals.
Led by Tian You, at least several thousand Cold Nation professionals had arrived at the War God Hall.
This time, they brought not only a large force but also many elite experts.
After all, Athena was not someone ordinary professionals could deal with.
By now, the battle was halfway through.
Due to their overwhelming numbers, with 2,000 professionals crushing only a few hundred Bear Nations, the Cold Nation had gained the upper hand.
The Bear Nation side suffered a major defeat, with over a hundred deaths.
With Cold Nation archers deliberately targeting her, even Athena, a close-combat warrior, was worn down and fell into a disadvantage.
Although she could fight a hundred enemies alone, she couldn't take on a thousand.
Seeing her teammates being cut down one by one, Beast Tamer Axe was furious, "Damn it! Athena, you should've listened to me back then! You shouldn't have let them go!"
"We spared them, and now they've come back with reinforcements to kill us! If they didn't consider the consequences, why should we?"
Even Athena hadn't expected Cold Nation's revenge to be this ruthless.
The moment they arrived, they didn't say a word, they just started slaughtering.
Athena frowned slightly. The current situation was giving her a headache.
"Are there any of our people nearby?"
While controlling his magic dragon to defend, Axe replied, "Yes, but the Death Territory is huge. The nearest ones are at least ten minutes away. I've already sent a distress signal, they should be on their way."
Athena said in a low voice, "Then we hold out until they arrive!"
"But… can we last ten minutes?"
Athena was indeed the 'Soul of the Army.'
She was both brave and wise, remaining calm under pressure.
She immediately ordered, "Change formation! Switch to defense and stall for time."
The Bear Nation warriors and knights formed a protective circle, while the others retreated within.
However, the Cold Nation's assault was relentless.
Even with a defensive formation, they couldn't withstand the sheer numbers.
Soon, the defense was breached, and Cold Nation professionals charged in.
At that moment, the Bear Nation side collapsed like a landslide.
Tian You led his people through the encirclement and into the inner circle.
Pointing at Athena, he declared, "For every one of us you kill, I'll kill ten of yours."
"You killed three hundred of us. I'll slaughter three thousand of you!"
Axe gritted his teeth, "Didn't we spare you back then? Can you at least be honest? Did we touch a single one of you?"
"Too cowardly to admit it?", Tian You sneered, "Forget it, Bear Nation has always been a hypocritical nation anyway."
He paused, then extended his hand, "Hand over all the magic stones you excavated in the War God Hall, and I might consider killing fewer of you."
"So it's all about the magic stones, huh? If you wanted them, just say so. No need for excuses," Axe said coldly, "If you want them, come take them yourselves!"
With that, under Axe's command, his Level 98 rare-class magic dragon swooped down from the sky toward the enemy ranks.
ROAR—
A blast of dragon flames engulfed the crowd.
After killing over ten Cold Nation professionals, the magic dragon was finally brought down by a barrage of arrows and magic attacks.
Tian You rested his sword on his shoulder, mockingly watching Athena, who was besieged, "Where's that Dragon Nation guy you saved? Now that you're in trouble, why isn't he here to rescue you?"
"Oh, he doesn't have the guts. Or maybe, only you Bear Nations are dumb enough to treat him as an ally. He never saw Bear Nation as anything important in the first place!"
Athena swung her sword in a sweeping arc, slaying dozens of Cold Nation professionals in front of her, "Less talking! The battle isn't over yet—who wins and who loses is still undecided!"
Tian You clapped his hands, "Good, I admire your courage!"
Just as the Bear Nations were on the verge of destruction—
Suddenly, movement came from the rear.
Tian You turned his head.
He saw several white lights shooting into the sky.
Then, a Dragon Nation Beast Tamer, clad in a long robe, stepped through the white glow and walked forward.
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