People in both cities gazed upward with rapt anticipation.
Many whose lives were short hoped the strong would lead their city to victory.
Others, however, wished for the demise of those they loathed—the teams that used their long lifespans to bully ordinary people—within this very building.
–This year is finally over.–
The sun’s lofty brilliance slowly descended.
–Soon, it will be a new year.–
Robin Lo watched the never-waning full moon inch its way to the center of the night sky.
The Moxel ring on everyone’s chest flickered to life automatically.
A point of light materialized out of thin air before each person.
[I have obtained an invitation to 【Demon Tooth Grinding Wheel】.]
The spot stretched sideways, forming a line as wide as a business card, then extended downward to shape an invitation.
In Hub Town, Morri stared at the glowing invitation floating before her; Lü Bu raised his hand toward it; Hong Haocheng’s fingers brushed its luminous edge; Cheng Yunze snatched it and clenched it tight in his fist.
In the faint darkness, a hand—once slender and graceful, but now covered in scars and thick calluses—lifted and plucked the floating light card from the air.
[I, the great quadrilateral, can use the –passage– contained in the invitation to appear at the entrance of the Arena City.]
In the gloom, the woman’s slightly chapped soft lips parted: –Diudiu, let’s go.–
–Mm-hmm, let’s go, Sister Morri!–
……
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh! In various parts of the city, many figures disappeared into plumes of smoke.
In an instant after using the invitations, mist swirled around them, and with a single step, they traversed tens to hundreds of kilometers, arriving before this towering miracle building that pierced the clouds.
Water gurgled softly.
The hundreds of people emerging in succession looked up.
On the lake, which was less than a hundred meters wide ahead, several bridge corridors extended out from the water curtain. At the waterfall, triangular gateways parted the water curtain left and right, revealing the entrance to the Arena City.
–Those are members of the Xiongying Group.-
Those with keen eyes spotted another bridge corridor in the distance, where the Xiongying Group and their affiliated Red Moxel members were heading together towards this demonic building covered with countless grinding wheels.
–These guys don’t treat this arena as Silver’s exclusive battlefield at all.-
……
–The Xiongying Group doesn’t give a damn about us!-
Inside the boardroom of the Monster Hunter Alliance, all directors were now gathered around the conference table.
–This arena city is mostly open-air except for the gear rooms.-
Through the switching broadcasts of Yanyi’s –actors-, the scene at the Mo Ying Hall was already clearly displayed before the directors’ eyes.
–That’s Lü Bu! Did you all see him?-
–Even if Lü Bu accumulates a principal of over ten thousand years of Chronos inside, he won’t be sent onto a new destiny path.-
–Yeah, if he’s dead set on taking out our few remaining elites here, I’m afraid even after he leaves, there won’t be any place for us in this city.-
Everyone was deeply anxious. On the surface, this arena belonged to their own Moxel faction, but the rival Moxel could obviously also seize the rankings and replace Yinbai as one of Crimson’s –21 Cities.-
And now, with the advent of Xiongying Group’s Lü Bu, headquarters didn’t even dare send anyone to compete at this time.
–When will Yang Zicang be back?-
Director Yu glanced at the newspaper in his hand and said, –Yang Zicang will come to compete in five days.-
–Five days!-
The dozen or so people on both sides of the large oval desk turned their heads in unison. One of them stood up and exclaimed in shock and anger, –Who does that Yang Zicang think he is? Coming in five days—by then it’ll be too late!-
–I hear the chief of that ’23rd City’ is also extremely powerful. If Lü Bu clashes with him within these five days, maybe we can reap the spoils of their conflict.-
–Are you stupid? By then it’ll be the decisive battle, and you’re still talking about reaping spoils? You’ll only get to watch!-
–Then what? Send Xiao Tong and the others to their deaths right now?-
–Don’t we still have Liang Xi and Zhao Xuemei?-
–Do you think Yang Zicang will let them risk going to this so-called Demon Hero Hall right now?-
–Then what the hell are we supposed to do!- Another director suddenly rose in fury and slammed the documents in front of him onto the table, producing a loud bang. –Are we just going to sit here and wait for total defeat?-
The argument in the room instantly fell silent.
–Calm down, Xiao Tian.-
Director Yu placed the newly printed newspaper detailing Yang Zicang’s exploits on the table.
–It’s a new month, and our Heroic List Journal is about to release its next issue. Everyone must work hard this time to ensure this newspaper is delivered, as much as possible, to all the Silver White Moxel owners in the city.-
–What time is it, Director Yu!-
The director, under the alias –Xiao Tian,- slammed his finger on the table in extreme disappointment and scolded, –At a time like this, you’re still thinking about that newspaper of yours! Just tell me, what good has it done in the past half year?-
Whoosh! The newspaper slid across the table and landed in front of Director Xiao Tian.
–At least it lets everyone know who built this Demon Hero Hall, and why the builder can only compete five days from now!-
With a series of scrapes and crashes, chair legs and porcelain cups shifted and fell in rapid succession.
Two hands next to Director Xiao Tian quickly snatched up the stack of newspapers, eyes widening as they read.
—According to insider sources, this –Magic Tooth Grinding Wheel Demon Hero Hall- was a modified demon-hero-level arena city, built over several months by two chief directors of the Park Myung Group to prevent the New Fate Trajectory from unleashing a complete Demon Hero Hall…
—…As a result, Yang Zicang, suspected of leaking secrets, was punished by the Sacred Ring Council and cannot…
—…At the same time, as a reward for Yang Zicang’s concern for the candidates of the old fate trajectory here, he was specially permitted to compete in the arena city in five days despite the risk of further leaks. In exchange, he forfeited a unique opportunity that would be exceptionally precious to most people.
–What is this all about!-
–Oh my god! This thing was built by Yang Zicang and someone else from that crappy group of his?-
Many directors didn’t even know Bopoli’s name clearly.
–How did this happen? When and where did he whip this up?-
Director Yu looked around at everyone.
–Do you think, with Yang Zicang here, this Demon Hero Hall will still be so overwhelming?-
–I… we…-
–Director Yu, but that’s Lu Bu after all. Unless Yang Zicang can somehow deal with the satellite in the sky, there’s no way we can win this match.-
Although the origin of this Demon Hero Hall was shocking because it involved Yang Zicang, the threat from Lu Bu, raining down from the heavens, was just as real. No matter how powerful Yang Zicang’s Thought Dragon was, it couldn’t touch even a single feather of the attacker hurling divine light from above.
–Speaking of which…- One person looked across the table at Director Chenyu, who was buried in a newspaper. –Director Chen, didn’t that Manager Li who used to work with you submit a plan for dealing with satellites? Does he have any ideas?-
–You mean that plan about hitting the satellite with a hot air balloon?-
The few who knew about that plan were a bit amused and exasperated. –Let’s just drop it. Don’t make things hard for that kid. He just got us free spots to enter City 11.-
–Sigh…-
Overnight, teams began distributing newspapers throughout the city.
Many people who were curious about the Demon Hero Hall but hadn’t dared to go, after receiving the paper delivered in the dead of night, quickly lost their composure.
Strange commotions began to appear in various parts of the city.
……
Lost Illusion Company.
Although it was the middle of the night, many people entered the venue. Besides the members of various –Special Action Groups- who had received half-month vacations, many company employees who hadn’t slept came as well—all eager to see their own company’s employees for the first time. Under extreme scarcity of resources, time, and experience, and under the crushing pressure from outstanding designers, they conspired with tenacious determination and ultimately designed this permanent Magic Shadow Hall that shocked the Holy Ring Council and the company’s top management. Now they were witnessing the first display of its demonic might!
Boboli’s figure appeared outside the cube. He waved his hand a few times at the blurry cube, then smiled and headed toward the front of the meeting hall.
Before long, Wang Dingshan and Joan, along with Group Leader Fu and many familiar faces, came over. Inside the venue, a huge curtain served as a screen, and a bizarre-looking Enightmare projector was casting images of the two cities onto it.
In the image of City No. 23, the group led by the suspected Cheng Yunze alone numbered at least four to five thousand people.
Moreover, the first batch of people had already entered the Magic Tooth Room, encountering ferocious mutated monsters there that rivaled those in A-level transition zones. Shouts of battle began to spread through the Magic Tooth City, echoing with the turning of gears.
–There are still casualties,– Boboli said, watching the team on the screen.
Every time someone was injured, his heart clenched.
–What are you mumbling about?–
Jiaoma sat down beside him, her curious gaze falling on his yellow hair.
–I was just wondering how many people will be killed or injured. I…- Popoli shook his head with a hint of worry.
……
After a night of fighting by the vanguard teams, rough estimates of monster strength and more information about the Molar Chamber began to spread across the two cities, as well as Hub Town and other cities that were keeping an eye on them.
–What? There are hidden normal rewards inside?-
Upon receiving the news, Xiao Yushan and the others in City 27, who were preparing for the standard ranking battle, were immediately puzzled.
–Treasure chests and ability orbs?-
–Someone also unboxed a 45N Chronos battle device.-
–You mean, in that Demon Hero Hall, every room has one or two treasure chests?-
–That’s right, but it seems each team can only open a chest of the same color once.-
–This is huge! If the people from those two cities go in and clear all the chests, the strength of all those standard teams will skyrocket!-
By noon, this news had practically spread to every city.
Real-time updates on the Demon Hero Hall had become the hottest topic that no one wanted to miss.
But as a result, the increasingly puzzled expressions of the experts in Hub Town grew more pronounced.
–Captain, how come I saw my ability orb in that guy’s treasure chest?-
–What nonsense are you talking about?-
The man smacked his teammate on the shoulder, then froze.
–Wait, that Enightmare modle on the hiking staff…-
–Sss—-
Watching the telepathic image that had been relayed through who knows how many layers, the captain suddenly grabbed his own hair with both hands.
Didn’t I sell that thing to Mr. Popoli!
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