Lin Jichen was in the midst of an exhilarating battle when he suddenly sensed something amiss. He twisted his sword and turned around just in time to see a Golden Elixir stage player wielding a crimson long blade launching a sneak attack from behind.
This person's speed was far superior to that of ordinary players, and his timing was impeccable, striking with lightning speed.
In the blink of an eye, he was already upon Lin Jichen, his blade sharp and forceful.
"Dominating Blade Slash!"
The blade's energy surged with his swing, growing rapidly in the wind, and in an instant, it was slashing towards Lin Jichen!
Lin Jichen dodged halfway, his feet stepping in a Seven Star pattern, his high movement speed allowing him to easily evade the attack.
But just as he escaped the wolf's den, he fell into the tiger's lair.
Before Lin Jichen could catch his breath, an arrow shot through the air, aiming straight for him!
The arrow was formed from spiritual energy, its power unpredictable. Lin Jichen dodged in time, and the arrow struck a large tree behind him, reducing it to dust.
And that wasn't all. Several more attacks followed in quick succession.
These assailants were all exceptional, their skills formidable.
Relying on his high movement speed, keen senses, and movement techniques, Lin Jichen managed to dodge each attack at the critical moment.
Their ambush plans were completely thwarted.
Of course, they did succeed in stopping Lin Jichen from continuing to wreak havoc on the fragile spell cultivators and healers.
In front of him, ten players of different professions surrounded Lin Jichen. Their expressions varied—some serious, some disdainful, some grave, some greedy, and some defiant.
Among them was Xing Sen, who had crossed paths with Lin Jichen before.
The rest looked somewhat familiar to Lin Jichen, seemingly famous players from his previous life in the Tale of Immortal.
The Eternal Guild was the top guild in his past life, and Wang Jinghao was very adept at winning people's hearts, his guild filled with experts.
At its peak, nearly twenty of the top hundred players on the Heaven Rankings were working for the Eternal Guild.
Even now, in the early stages of the game, many potential high-level players had already joined Eternal.
Facing this encirclement of ten players, an ordinary player would be doomed, even Xing Sen wouldn't survive being surrounded by these people.
He was strong, no doubt, but none of these players were weak either.
Each one was at the late Golden Elixir stage, with two of them even having stepped into the Gathering Spirit Realm.
If Lin Jichen hadn't broken through the Golden Elixir stage, he might have had to rely on Blood Burn Shadow Escape to flee.
But now, they were facing a nightmare-level opponent!
"The number one expert? The Sword God? Ha, I'm Yi Yanhui, and I don't believe in that crap. Let me test your strength first!"
A scrawny man with a somewhat sleazy appearance spoke and attacked instantly.
He was a rogue, known for his speed and burst damage, and his sudden speed wasn't much slower than Lin Jichen's.
Hearing the name, Lin Jichen immediately knew who he was.
Yi Yanhui, ranked in the top hundred of the Heaven Rankings, top thirty in the Talent Rankings, known as Heavenly Three Talents, had a very strong innate talent.
With high attributes in wind, thunder, and fire, representing speed, burst, and damage, and significant attribute boosts with each realm advancement.
This talent was perfect for playing a rogue assassin.
Yi Yanhui was quite famous in his past life, known as one of the top rogues.
As Yi Yanhui attacked, the other nine didn't move. They wanted to see Lin Jichen's strength and also had the pride of experts.
They felt it was beneath them to gang up on one person. They preferred to defeat Lin Jichen in a one-on-one duel to gain fame.
Yi Yanhui struck like lightning, his dagger like a venomous snake, glowing with a scorching light, aiming for Lin Jichen's throat!
Lin Jichen didn't dodge. Instead, he thrust his sword forward, seemingly intending to trade blows with Yi Yanhui.
Yi Yanhui hesitated for a moment but then decided to go for it. A trade of blows? His dagger was poisoned, and with so many allies, even if he ran out of health, someone would cover for him. What was there to fear?
Yi Yanhui's eyes were ruthless. As Lin Jichen's sword came at him, he didn't dodge, focusing only on slashing Lin Jichen's throat with his dagger.
Lin Jichen's sword struck first.
Yi Yanhui slightly shifted to avoid a fatal hit, but the sword still pierced his shoulder.
The damage was shocking.
Even though his defense was low, he was still at the late Golden Elixir stage with a full set of Mysterious Grade equipment.
To lose so much health from one strike?
The word immediately popped into Yi Yanhui's mind.
But soon, he wasn't to be outdone. Seeing his dagger about to cut Lin Jichen's throat, he smiled.
If he lost so much health, Lin Jichen would surely be heavily injured by his strike.
But just as the dagger was about to cut, Lin Jichen suddenly disappeared, leaving Yi Yanhui's plan in ruins.
Yi Yanhui was shocked. How did he dodge at the moment of attack?
Did he have no delay in his actions?
The other nine experts saw it more clearly than Yi Yanhui.
It wasn't that Lin Jichen had no delay, but that he was too fast and had planned this move.
Yi Yanhui had fallen for his feigned trade of blows.
Only Xing Sen, who had fought Lin Jichen before, wasn't surprised by this move.
The others were different, their expressions heavy.
An expert's move reveals their skill.
Lin Jichen's simple feint showed them he was indeed very strong.
"Is this your confidence? No skill but a big mouth. Are you the King of Talking Big?"
Lin Jichen mocked, making Yi Yanhui furious, his face turning purple.
His killing intent surged.
Yi Yanhui said nothing more, attacking Lin Jichen again!
In an instant, Yi Yanhui's dagger flashed, and a moment later, a bright arc appeared where he stood.
Then, dozens of fine, willow-leaf-like blades formed a net, sealing off all of Lin Jichen's escape routes.
The air seemed to be sliced open.
Lin Jichen used his movement technique to dodge again.
Yi Yanhui had expected this and was waiting on the side.
As soon as Lin Jichen's movement skill ended, he charged and launched another sneak attack!
Lin Jichen was clearly fed up. Another sneak attack? Enough already.
He particularly disliked assassins and rogues, having suffered countless times from their ambushes in his past life.
Now, facing these professions again, he had no patience for them.
He used to be a spell cultivator, a fragile lamb, easily assassinated.
But now, having abandoned spells for the sword, they still wanted to try this?
Lin Jichen's figure flickered, getting serious, his speed surpassing Yi Yanhui by more than a notch!
Yi Yanhui saw a blur rush past him.
He couldn't help but wonder, "Who's the rogue here?"
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