Chapter 45

"Qin Zhong is dead."

Far from the battlefield, the Silver Leaf Group received the message of 'challenge failed.' Lu Sheng checked for a long time and suddenly said this.

The fat man looked and nodded: "Shallow Sea Fortress, self-destructed again."

"No, Brother Fat, you didn't see clearly." Lu Sheng hurriedly opened the message list and pointed to one: "Look here, Brother Du 'died in battle,' then Qin Zhong died in battle, and then Shallow Sea Fortress exploded. See clearly, Brother Fat, what do you think? Think carefully."

Li Wenfu was puzzled, looked, and found no problem. The Shallow Sea battle had been challenged countless times, and the result was always the same; no one had ever changed the outcome.

Everyone was speechless, wondering what Lu Sheng was doing.

"Can't you see it?" Lu Sheng was almost going crazy.

The fat man shook his head. The three women were also puzzled. Lu Sheng was not the type to make baseless claims. Suddenly, Ye Binghua trembled, quickly opened the battle record, and her mouth opened slightly, as if she had seen a ghost. This expression shocked Yinyin and Li Yinzhu.

After a long time.

After a long time... Yinyin suddenly shouted: "No, no, no!"

Li Yinzhu also reacted, her face pale. The fat man still didn't understand, looking at everyone strangely. Finally, Li Yinzhu said with a bitter smile: "Brother Three, it's the order, the order is wrong. Brother Three, look, Brother Du died in battle, then Qin Zhong died in battle, and then Shallow Sea Fortress exploded..."

"What's wrong with the order?" The fat man was even more puzzled. They all died, didn't they?

What's the problem?

Li Yinzhu shook his head lightly, and Lu Sheng couldn't help but add: "On the Azure Region Network, no one can kill Qin Zhong. He was killed by the explosion of Shallow Sea Fortress. The real order should be: Brother Du was defeated by Qin Zhong and died, then Shallow Sea Fortress exploded, and finally, Qin Zhong died."

"This..." The fat man saw the problem.

Whether Shallow Sea Fortress exploded or not depended entirely on Qin Zhong's handling. The most important thing now was that he 'died' before the explosion.

For the first time.

He wasn't killed by the explosion; he died earlier.

"It's a six-second difference." Lu Sheng checked carefully and said in a trembling voice: "Six seconds before the explosion, Qin Zhong died. Brother Du died ten seconds before."

Gulp!

The fat man swallowed, his mind racing: Brother Du fought Qin Zhong and died... four seconds later, Qin Zhong died... six seconds later, Shallow Sea Fortress exploded. In those four seconds after Brother Du's death, no matter whether anyone attacked Qin Zhong, Brother Du must have done something important. On the entire Azure Region Network, no one could beat Qin Zhong, absolutely not.

This time, he died six seconds before the explosion, indicating: he was killed! The explosion only destroyed Qin Zhong's body!

Buzz!

Everyone felt their heads ringing, unable to think. The supreme peak of the Azure Region Network was actually... reached by someone. Although there was no 'victory,' someone could kill the invincible Qin Zhong. Could it be Brother Du Nan? He clearly died first? This map only had the Silver Leaf Group participating. Could the Red Dragon Federation's troops have burst out? Impossible!

"Brother Du..." The fat man called out.

At this moment, Du Nan just walked out, looking frustrated: "Yeah, kept you waiting."

The fat man hesitated to speak.

Du Nan noticed and asked: "Is it about Qin Zhong? I didn't win, but I gave it my all. Did he die?"

Lu Sheng nodded.

"Did Shallow Sea Fortress explode?" Du Nan asked again after hearing Qin Zhong was dead.

"It exploded." The fat man replied.

"Oh, still no good? I saw that even if Qin Zhong died, Shallow Sea Fortress would still explode. He must have set something up early. To win the Shallow Sea battle, it's impossible after the charge. To win, you must stop Qin Zhong before the charge." Du Nan fell into deep thought, completely ignoring the pale faces of the others.

To him, killing Qin Zhong wasn't a big deal.

But in the minds of those who were used to 'Qin Zhong is invincible,' Du Nan had accomplished a god-like feat.

"Let's retreat for now. We'll try again when we have time."

Du Nan received a message, paused, and immediately left the group, ignoring the pale faces of the others. He didn't leave the Magic Network because the message was from Qin Zhong, another 'dead person' besides Thunder Emperor.

"Hello, unknown great opponent. When you receive this message, it proves that you have completely defeated me or killed me before the Shallow Sea Fortress exploded. Most importantly, you have the Pure Blue Skill, right? I set the message with restrictions; without the Pure Blue Skill or ice talent, even if you killed me or won the Shallow Sea battle, you wouldn't receive the message."

Du Nan listened, not surprised.

He knew Qin Zhong wouldn't die in vain and must have left something important.

"The Shallow Sea battle, in fact, the Blue Sea Federation intended for me to die. With no reinforcements for so long, I knew it. Some people want to join the Azure Star Alliance, even if it means being colonized, and I was in their way. Great opponent, I left something for you, but don't reveal it. Otherwise, I can't guarantee what trouble will come."

Qin Zhong's words made Du Nan feel a chill.

This Shallow Sea battle... it seems the Blue Sea Federation didn't want to win. To join the Azure Star Alliance? At that time, was Blue Sea still part of the Azure Star Alliance?

Is there some hidden story between Blue Sea and the Red Dragon Federation?

"Great opponent, have you heard of the Ground Frost Core and Sky Frost Core? No, right? But you must have heard of the Ice Gate Skill, right? This matter, or perhaps it was the start of my downfall. Over a thousand years ago, the ruler of the Blue Sea Federation, the Ice Emperor with the Ice Gate Skill, left no trace. Isn't that strange?"

Du Nan frowned.

Is heaven playing with me? Why does leaving something good always come with a dangerous gift?

You can't just give it to me.

"The Ground Frost Core and Sky Frost Core are the seeds to achieve the Ice Gate Skill. These messages, I don't know if they were erased by the Blue Sea Federation or someone else. I found them by chance, along with a group of adventurers. Ha, you wouldn't think a group of tomb raiders could do this. Listen carefully, I found the Ground Frost Core and Sky Frost Core, but I already fused with a four-star seed, so I can't use them."

Qin Zhong didn't sound regretful.

Du Nan felt a sense of foreboding.

"They are on Iron Scrap Planet, that prison planet. I'll send you the map now. Great opponent, listen to me. I consider myself very talented and once tried to fuse with the five-star Sky Frost Core. I failed many times, with no response at all. This has nothing to do with the four-star Ground Frost Core; it's as if it completely rejected me. I asked some close adventurers, and they said there must be some condition."

Qin Zhong sent two maps, not one.

Then he continued.

"This map, one is for the two cores on Iron Scrap Planet. The other is somewhere on Blue Sea Planet, a very ordinary 'Pure Water Core.' I investigated, and if the Ground Frost Core and Sky Frost Core need any conditions, it can only be a one-star Pure Water Core. Great opponent, I ask you, if you can't fuse with them, don't destroy them. Wait and find a young genius who has fused with a Pure Water Core, and give them this opportunity. No one has fused with a Pure Water Core for over a hundred years. I ask you again, don't destroy them."

Du Nan listened, feeling puzzled.

The Magic Network's detection is very complete. As long as Qin Zhong set the reception condition to 'no Pure Water Core, no reception,' everything would be fine.

Why ask me to take this risk?

"According to the adventurers' information, I feel that the Azure Region will face a great disaster or a great war in a few hundred years. I was born and raised in Blue Sea, and I don't want my hometown to become a dead planet. Great opponent, whether you are from anywhere in the Azure Region Network, please lend a hand to the Blue Sea Federation. No, just don't take advantage of us in times of crisis, and Qin Zhong is deeply grateful. The time for the anomaly is not far, and I have no choice. You can fight me, so I can only trust your martial virtue and entrust everything to you."

Qin Zhong paused here.

Finally, he said: "I sincerely hope to one day face the Ice Gate Skill on the battlefield. Unfortunately, even if that day comes, the dead me won't be able to sense it. Great opponent, goodbye. I sincerely hope to meet a hero in my lifetime who can face the Ice Gate Skill."

The message ended here.

Qin Zhong, unlike Thunder Emperor, didn't leave any conditions or levels for later reception. His hope was simply: to pass on the Ice Gate Skill, for his homeland Blue Sea Planet to be safe during the great disaster, and to one day face the Ice Gate Skill on the Magic Network. Even if he couldn't sense it after death, it would be a comfort.

Du Nan listened.

His mood was quite complex. This 'purest soldier' was someone he respected deeply, both in his past and present life. He disliked politicians but never disliked soldiers. Especially soldiers who were dedicated to protecting their country, seeing them always reminded him of his adoptive father. Those soldiers with iron spines were the deepest impression in his heart.

"Soldier, I'll help you." Du Nan whispered, determined to recreate the Ice Gate Skill, no matter how difficult.

Even though he didn't know what it was.

Half a day later.

The fat man came to knock on the door, half shouting: "Brother Du, your master Zhou Zhishan seems to have some urgent matter to find you. He's already sent several messages to me. Our training is almost over. Should we return to Blue Sea Planet immediately?"

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