"I’m ruling an entire nation now."

Looking at the Regent identity he had just obtained, a sudden thought flashed through John’s mind.

Did this count as him already ruling an entire nation?

If it was recognized, didn’t that mean he could activate the Zone War?

Thinking of this, John immediately took out the contract.

The originally dim, unusable icon on the contract had already vanished.

In its place was an emblem radiating fire and blood!

"As expected, it can be used."

John held the Zone War scroll, the corners of his mouth curving up slightly.

"In this Zone War, I must take Zone 1 under my command as well.

"Only by uniting the players of all Zones can we possess the strength to fight on the future All-race Battlefield."

John’s eyes flickered. No one understood better than him just how easy this matter would be.

"Zones 1 and 2 don’t really matter. Zone 1 is already crippled, and Zone 2 has never caused trouble for me.

"Only Zone 3. Just now, I actually saw some of their players entering the Warren.

"I’m afraid their entire Zone has already fallen under the demon race.

"Once the All-race Battlefield erupts, the players of Zone 3 will inevitably become a force that disrupts our human army!

"So, Zone 3 must be dealt with."

John gripped his scepter, his eyes revealing the coldness that only a ruler would possess.

As the current number-one player of the human race in both level and strength, what John wanted was for all human players to obey him!

Those who followed him would live.

Those who defied him would die.

Whoever dared to disrupt his grand plan for the human race would be suppressed by him.

"In this Zone War, I must scatter and reorganize all the players of Zone 3."

"Only by doing this can I ensure that they won’t interfere with the strategic situation of the All-race Battlefield later."

"And after conquering Zone 3, I’ll also be able to ensure that they remain under my control forever."

Whether in his past life or this life, what John hated most was betrayal.

In his view, the actions of the Zone 3 players were no different from betraying the human race.

And when it came to traitors, John had always dared to be ruthless.

Even though he knew that a Zone War was a life-or-death battle.

After this war, the players of Zone 3 would inevitably be beaten into hell, with no chance of rising again.

Even so, this war had to be fought.

Only through this battle could he make all human players understand one thing:

No matter how much internal conflict there was, betrayal would never be permitted!

With that thought, John immediately locked onto Zone 3 and prepared to start the Zone War.

[Do you wish to use the Zone War Scroll?]

[Warning: Once used, this action cannot be revoked. The Zone War will only end when one side is defeated.]

John did not hesitate at all.

"Use it!"

The next moment, an announcement rang across the entire server.

...

[Full-server Announcement: Zone 5 player John has used the Zone War Scroll and declared war on Zone 3!]

[Zone 3 and Zone 5 have begun a Zone War. This war will only end once every player on one side has died once!]

[This Zone War will be broadcast live across the entire server. Players from other Zones are welcome to spectate!]

[Full-server Announcement: Zone 5 player John has used the Zone War Scroll and declared war on Zone 3!]

...

Because this was the first Zone War between players, the full-server announcement rang three full times before finally stopping.

In an instant, after hearing that the Zone War had begun, players across the entire server all fell into a long silence.

Until finally, on the world public chat, one player was the first to send a message.

[Ilya] (Zone 3, Death Guild): "Who did we provoke? Why are you declaring war on us?"

[Cullen] (Zone 1, Glory Guild): "Who knows who you offended? Looks to me like you’re done for."

[Ryan] (Zone 2, Thunder Guild): "I didn’t expect the first Zone War to actually be an internal war between players. Zone 3 is finished."

[Hawk] (Zone 1, Glory Guild): "Wait, seriously? The demon race invasion just ended, and John immediately starts a Zone War? Isn’t this taking advantage of someone while they’re down?"

[Fred] (Zone 2, Thunder Guild): "Why do all of you think this is a bad thing? If it were me, I’d already be laughing like crazy. This is the only chance to be merged under Boss John’s command."

[Arthur] (Zone 1, Glory Guild): "WTF, now that you say it, that actually makes sense. When is Boss John declaring war on our Zone 1?"

[Greyr] (Zone 2, Thunder Guild): "Nonsense. If he’s declaring war, our Zone 2 should be first. Boss John, hurry up and declare war on us!"

At first, the players from the other Zones were still criticizing Zone 5’s declaration of war.

But later, no one knew who had led the conversation astray. One by one, they actually began actively asking John to declare war on their own Zones.

The entire world chat had completely gone off the rails.

...

At the same time, when the players of Zone 5 heard that the Zone War had begun, they were all somewhat confused at first.

[Warren] (Zone 5, Overlord Guild): "What’s going on? Why did a Zone War suddenly start?"

[Rolf] (Zone 5, Overlord Guild): "Exactly! Why didn’t Boss John remind us first?"

[Gareth] (Zone 5, Overlord Guild): "One look and I can tell you guys merged over from Zone 4. Those of us from Zone 5 have long since gotten used to Boss John’s way of doing things."

[Thranduil] (Zone 5, Overlord Guild): "We just need to execute the order. Zone War it is. It’s time to let the other Zones see the strength of our Zone 5."

Very quickly, under the influence of the veteran players of Zone 5, all the players who had just merged over from Zone 4 became fired up as well.

[Karen] (Zone 5, Overlord Guild): "Zone War! The Zone War is finally here! I’ve disliked those people from Zone 3 for a long time."

[Aured] (Zone 5, Overlord Guild): "This time, our Zone 5 is going to rule another batch of players."

[Lanster] (Zone 5, Overlord Guild): "How about we ask Boss John not to make a move first? Otherwise, I feel like there won’t even be enough enemies for us to fight."

[Bohr] (Zone 5, Overlord Guild): "Little brats of Zone 3, your grandfathers are coming!"

[Edwin] (Zone 5, Overlord Guild): "I just checked the rankings. The strongest player in Zone 3 is only ranked twelfth. They don’t even have anyone in the top ten. I’m dying of laughter."

[Hughes] (Zone 5, Overlord Guild): "This is definitely going to be a crushing match!"

...

As the initiator of this Zone War, the moment the full-server announcement rang out, John quickly opened the Zone War panel.

[Since Zone 5 is the active initiator, all Zone 5 players will be teleported to Zone 3 in 3 minutes for this Zone War!]

[Please personally arrange and command the battle. Have all Zone 5 players prepare!]

Generally speaking, the side that initiated a Zone War was at a disadvantage. In this aspect, John even had to personally notify everyone, as there was no Zone announcement.

However, that did not matter.

John had fought plenty of Zone Wars in his previous life as well.

This kind of thing was already extremely familiar to him.