Chapter 218: Chapter 217: A Hundred Years of Waiting!
Under Zhang Yue's vengeful assault, the Chen Army and Glory Guild suffered another devastating loss.
Both factions started questioning their life choices.
Glory constantly blamed the Chen Army. After all, if they hadn't listened to them, they wouldn't have provoked Zhang Yue so recklessly.
Chen Jun was utterly perplexed: "Impossible! How did that guy manage to clear the dungeon?"
Several vice-leaders of the guild began discussing:
"According to those who have entered the Night of the Underworld Wedding dungeon, the task is to find Ghost Xishi and lead her out of the ghost town in the dungeon. Many people have found Ghost Xishi before, but no matter what, she refuses to leave with them."
"But why did she willingly leave with Zero after he entered? I just don't get it. Why?"
"Could it be because he's more handsome than us?"
In the Chen Army's meeting room, the guild officers sat around the table in silence.
"Admittedly... that kid does have some looks."
Finally, someone addressed the critical issue: "Setting that aside, shouldn't we consider what to do next?"
"With the old grudge unresolved and now adding new hatred, given Zero's temperament, it's unlikely he'll let us go this time."
"Ah, such a disaster…"
When the news reached Glory Guild's chairman, Ling Ao, he stumbled and fell back into his chair.
The senior leaders of Glory were in a panic.
"What should we do now? Even the dungeon, which hasn't been cleared in a hundred years, was conquered by Zero. That kid's strength was already unmatched, and after gaining a boost from this dungeon, he'll be even more invincible."
"It's no exaggeration to say that if he reaches level 300 or 400, his power might dominate all of Dragon Country."
"Why did we provoke him? If only we had allied with Zero like the Tian Family from the start, how great would that have been?"
"It was none of our business to begin with, but the Chen Army dragged us into this mess. That Chen Jun of theirs is truly despicable."
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[Sixth World, Realm of Death]
After the news of Glory and the Chen Army being crushed spread, Lin Tian, Wu Haotian, Tian Yu, and Tian Xin'er found Zhang Yue in the Ice Forest of the northern part of the Snow City's level 45 map.
There stood Zhang Yue, his ID so red it was nearly black, holding a magic-filled staff, standing straight among countless undead warrior corpses.
A battle had just ended. The massive body of the Twenty-Four Winged Extinction Black Dragon descended from the sky, landing beside Zhang Yue.
A deafening dragon roar echoed through the skies.
On the other side, the Hell Skeleton King and Shadow Predator stood respectfully by his side.
Under the moonlight's glow, the scene was awe-inspiring.
Even Overlord Blade couldn't help but exclaim: "Such presence! Other than the God of Asura, no one else could compare."
Ouyang Ling'er added, "The God, Asura, only became deified later. At this stage, he might not have been as powerful as our president."
Tian Xin'er stared at Zhang Yue, mesmerized: "So cool!"
Tian Yu, growing increasingly fond of his brother-in-law, wished he could escort Zhang Yue back home with eight sedan chairs and have him marry his sister that very night.
He immediately ordered the thousand Tian Family guild members behind him: "Brothers, help Zhang Yue clear his sin points."
With the Tian Family's strong support, it only took two hours for Zhang Yue to clear tens of thousands of Sin points, restoring his ID to white.
Only then did everyone get the chance to ask about his dungeon adventure.
"President, how did you clear the dungeon? Tell us!"
"Yeah! How did you make Ghost Xishi willingly leave with you?"
"Did the God-Binding Curse not work?"
Hearing this, Zhang Yue asked in confusion: "What God-Binding Curse?"
Wu Haotian was shocked: "Boss, don't tell me you didn't even know you were under a God-Binding Curse?"
"Oh!" Ouyang Ling'er realized: "Our president probably cleared the dungeon in one go without dying, so the curse didn't have a chance to activate."
Realizing this, Ouyang Ling'er couldn't help but laugh heartily: "So funny. Imagine Chen Jun realizing the God-Binding Curse he worked so hard to get from Eastern Country didn't even affect our president. Not even a little! How would he feel?"
Looking back, Zhang Yue felt grateful to the Chen Army and Glory.
If not for them, Zhang Yue wouldn't have traveled from Zhejiang Province to Tianjing to log into the Eighth Realm and discover the Night of the Underworld Wedding dungeon exclusive to Tianjing.
More importantly, he wouldn't have reunited with "Cherry," whom he had personally left in the ghost domain a hundred years ago—now known as the legendary Ghost Xishi.
A hundred years ago, during Zhang Yue's conquest of the Fifteenth Realm [Hell Dynasty], he accidentally obtained a ghost pet, naming her Cherry.
However, as a warrior class, Zhang Yue couldn't tame Cherry or level her up. Since Cherry recognized only Zhang Yue as her master, he couldn't transfer her to another beast tamer.
Left with no choice, Zhang Yue decided to let her go.
Because Cherry was a princess of the Hell Spirit Clan, she would be hunted by other races after her clan's destruction.
To protect her, Zhang Yue placed her in the ghost domain of the Eighth Realm, suitable for her survival.
Before leaving, Zhang Yue promised Cherry: one day, he would return for her.
Cherry then used her consciousness to form a protective barrier, creating what later became the hidden dungeon Night of the Underworld Wedding.
She stayed there, waiting quietly for her master to return.
Cherry never complained and never dared to leave, fearing her master wouldn't find her if she did.
Thus, she waited for a hundred years.
Of course, it wasn't entirely Zhang Yue's fault.
Cherry's protective consciousness was so strong it erased the memories of anyone who left the dungeon.
Only after seeing Cherry again did Zhang Yue's memories of her resurface.
For over a century, those who entered the dungeon knew Ghost Xishi was waiting for someone, but no one knew who that person was.
She had been waiting for Zhang Yue all along.
Of course, Zhang Yue kept these thoughts to himself. To Ouyang Ling'er and the others, he explained: "Maybe I just fit her ideal type."
"What about the Ghost King?" Li Yue asked. "I heard it's an 8-star boss with a powerful skill that weakens players' stats by 60%. How did you kill it?"
"I didn't. Cherry did," Zhang Yue replied calmly.
"Who's Cherry?"
"Ghost Xishi."
Everyone was stunned: "Ghost Xishi is that powerful? She can kill a boss even you couldn't?"
It was undeniable. Cherry was indeed stronger than Zhang Yue, by a significant margin.
If Wu Haotian and the others knew Cherry had once been an immortal-level boss, they wouldn't be so surprised…
Li Yue lamented: "It's a shame we haven't seen her. I really want to know what Ghost Xishi looks like."
"No problem. If you want to see, I'll show you."
As Zhang Yue spoke, he turned the [Demon Contract] ring on his finger.
The next second, a beam of silver light shot from the ring.
Under everyone's gaze, a figure slowly emerged from the light...
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