These were all veteran professionals who had entered the otherworld long before Zhang Yue.
Before the otherworld was closed for maintenance, most of them had already completed a large portion of their world missions. So, when the otherworld reopened, they were able to complete their world missions quickly.
As long as a world mission was completed, they could use a specific portal to enter the Death Territory of the World 17.
Thus, many professionals gradually stepped into the Death Territory.
Meanwhile, Zhang Yue continued to carry out his world mission.
Before long, messages began to appear in the guild chat.
[[Heavens, Shadowless] (Member, Lv80 Third-Tier Rare-Grade Shadow Assassin / Progress: World 14): "Brothers, I've completed my mission in the World 14. I'm heading to the Death Territory to check it out!"]
[[Heavens, Reminiscence] (Member, Lv79 Third-Tier Elite-Grade Demon Knight / Progress: World 14): "Wait for me, brother! I'm also in the World 14 and about to complete my mission. Let's form a team and go together!"]
[[Overlord Blade] (Vice President, Lv85 Third-Tier Epic-Grade Martial Saint / Progress: World 15): "The Death Territory has an extremely high danger level, and we will also encounter competitors from other countries. We just got word that several of our national teams in the Death Territory of the World 30 were ambushed by foreign professionals and perished. Everyone heading to the Death Territory, be careful."]
[[Heavens, Knight Owl Marquis] (Member, Lv83 Third-Tier Warrior / Progress: World 15): "Damn! Who dares to mess with our Dragon Nation's professionals? Brothers, charge! Let's go to the Death Territory and take them down!"]
As more and more professionals completed their world missions and stepped into the Death Territory, the doors to this new world opened. Many professionals seized the opportunity to start live-streaming, allowing their fellow countrymen to witness the Death Territory firsthand.
According to the information gathered by the first wave of explorers, the Death Territory was linked to its corresponding world.
For example, in the Death Territory of the World 15, the monsters were all at the World 15's ceiling level: Level 85.
However, despite being the same level, the monsters in the Death Territory were significantly stronger than those in the national territory.
Of course, the rewards for defeating them were also several times higher than in the national territory.
A huge number of gold coins, top-tier equipment, high-level materials, and rare skill books made even those who hadn't yet stepped into the Death Territory eager with anticipation.
But at the same time, the risks were real.
Over on Zhang Yue's side, he casually tuned in to a live stream of a professional in the World 17.
A female mage named [Rabbit Doesn't Eat the Grass Nearby] had just entered the Death Territory. What appeared before her was an entirely new, unknown world, beyond the comprehension of even veteran professionals.
The streamer and her four teammates landed randomly in a magic ore map.
Reaching out, she effortlessly collected two fourth-tier magic stones.
Her teammates also easily gathered a large number of third-tier magic stones.
This scene stunned the tens of thousands of viewers in the stream.
[Holy crap! I've been searching the World 17 for three days and haven't found a single fourth-tier magic stone, but she just walked in and picked up two instantly?]
[Is the drop rate in the Death Territory this high? I want to go there too.]
However, before the streamer could even share her joy with the chat, disaster struck.
In the next second, a horde of enhanced Demon Gods swarmed in from all directions.
Her four teammates immediately fought back, but within moments, they let out agonizing screams as they perished, turning into white light and disappearing from the screen.
The streamer, [Rabbit Doesn't Eat the Grass Nearby], turned pale with fear.
The viewers could only watch as five Level 100 Demon Gods in magic armor wielded warblades, closing in on the terrified streamer.
Among them was even a leader-class Demon God.
It was simply bad luck.
Encountering five Demon Gods at once was bad enough, but one of them being a leader?
A total squad wipe was inevitable.
With only one mage left, the streamer had no choice but to turn and flee.
But she couldn't outrun the Demon Gods.
After just a few steps, the viewers heard a chilling scream.
Then, the live stream cut off.
The audience, who had just watched this horror unfold, felt an overwhelming sense of dread.
[Damn, the monsters in the Death Territory are terrifying.]
[What did you expect? You thought fourth-tier magic stones would be free? If you don't have real skills, you shouldn't step into the Death Territory so easily.]
Each Death Territory was structured differently depending on its corresponding world.
But one thing was certain, the difficulty was extreme.
Since there were no available guides, professionals entering the Death Territory were almost guaranteed to stumble into danger.
Yet, this did nothing to dampen the professionals' enthusiasm.
On the contrary, it only made them more determined to be the first to conquer the Death Territory.
After all, this was a global shared zone, open to professionals from more than two hundred countries worldwide.
Whoever claimed the Death Territory's resources first wouldn't just be earning personal gains but would be bringing honor to their entire nation.
At that moment, another message popped up in the guild chat.
[[Heavens, Shadowless]: "Holy crap, brothers! The resources in the Death Territory are insane. I'm at the Heaven and Hell zone of the World 14, and it's full of fifth-tier, sixth-tier, and even seventh-tier demons. High-tier magic cores are everywhere—this is a goldmine."]
The weak were still hesitating, while the strong were already thriving.
The elite professionals whom Zhang Yue had hired with a 100,000-monthly salary were finally proving their worth.
Members of Heavens Hall moved through the Death Territory as if they were strolling through their own backyard.
They were looting the Death Territory's rare treasures on a massive scale.
Unless they encountered professionals from other countries, nothing in the Death Territory, not even the enhanced monsters, posed a real threat to them.
So far, they had barely encountered foreign professionals.
The Death Territory was a thousand times larger than the national territory.
In the map's outer regions, it was difficult to run into professionals from other nations.
———
Meanwhile, back on Zhang Yue's side.
It was now noon.
Zhang Yue had finally slain ten leader-class Demon Gods.
Now, he only needed to defeat one boss-level Demon God to complete a world mission.
It had to be said, the higher the world level, the harder the missions got.
So far, Zhang Yue had only gathered over 80 third-tier magic stones.
At this rate, if he didn't go to the Death Territory, it would take at least a week to complete another world mission and clear the World 17.
Just as he was considering where to find a boss to farm—
A message rang out in the world channel.
[[Honor, Nemesis] (Lv100 Third-Tier Elite-Grade Ace Warrior): Guys, is anyone near the [Death Coast] map in the Death Territory? Our guild is doing a raid here, but suddenly, a foreign national team ambushed us! They outnumber us by more than ten times, and we're about to be wiped out…]
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