Chapter 223 – One person against the crowd

Chapter 223 – One person against the crowd

To escape the city as soon as possible, Lin Jichen had no choice but to deceive Ji Tongyin.

"Um... there's no time to lose. I need to return to the sect now to see if my master has come out of seclusion."

Ji Tongyin thought Lin Jichen was eager to be with her, which was why he wanted to return to the sect so quickly.

Feeling both shy and secretly delighted, she didn't hesitate to personally escort Lin Jichen out of the royal city.

Before leaving, Ji Tongyin gazed at Lin Jichen with deep affection.

Lin Jichen sighed inwardly, almost unable to resist staying.

But remembering the matter of the Heavenly Grade Movement Technique, he finally bid farewell and left.

As soon as Lin Jichen stepped out of the royal city, he was recognized by the players.

"Look! It's Lin Jichen! He has a Heavenly Grade Secret Technique on him!"

"The whole server has been looking for him, and he was hiding here all along."

"Hurry, follow him, find a chance to ambush him."

"We found Lin Jichen! He's here!"

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A large number of players quickly gathered outside the royal city, surrounding Lin Jichen in layers.

In no time, thousands of players had encircled the area.

Among the players were bystanders, members of various guilds, and many high-level players.

Then another group arrived, led by none other than Kuang Xiaoyan and his Blood Fiend Guild.

Seeing Lin Jichen surrounded, Kuang Xiaoyan grinned and said, "Lin Jichen, how does it feel to be a rat everyone wants to beat?"

Lin Jichen looked at him in surprise and said, "Hey, where's your guild leader? Haven't seen him. Did he get thrown in jail again?"

Kuang Xiaoyan sneered, "Lin Jichen, today it's not just the Blood Fiend Guild after you; it's the entire server."

Instead of being afraid, Lin Jichen scanned the crowd arrogantly and laughed, "You think a bunch of nobodies like you can take me down? Do you even know what it means to court humiliation? Pathetic."

Lin Jichen's words instantly ignited everyone's anger. Some players who were hesitating now felt compelled to act.

After hearing his taunts, they thought, "We must act! Otherwise, we're just taking insults for nothing."

Not to mention, Lin Jichen was carrying valuable treasures.

Yes, taking advantage of the last bit of time he could stay in the city, Lin Jichen played a trick, deliberately provoking all the players to make them attack.

There was a clear rule in the city: no fighting.

Otherwise, Lin Jichen wouldn't have wasted his breath on them.

As more and more players focused their attacks, all the players started turning red-named.

Red-named status didn't care if you hurt anyone; as long as you attacked, you would be marked.

Most players didn't know about this rule in the city, and even if some did, they didn't care.

After all, they thought, "So many people are attacking, do you think the guards of Fengqu City would dare to arrest thousands of us? Don't be ridiculous, the law doesn't punish the masses!"

Under the frenzied attacks of tens of thousands of players, Lin Jichen, like a lone boat in a storm, seemed on the verge of destruction.

His mana shield was rapidly depleting, and it looked like Lin Jichen would soon run out of mana and be killed by the crowd.

Yet Lin Jichen stubbornly persisted.

The scene was almost unbearable to watch.

Jiang Luoyu, who had rushed over upon receiving the news, saw Lin Jichen, now the enemy of everyone, and felt a surge of inexplicable anger.

"All Moon Shadow members, attack!" Jiang Luoyu, holding her staff, summoned a black mist that gathered over the tens of thousands of players.

Su Wanling also drew her sword, ready to command all Moon Shadow players to counterattack these greedy players.

But at that moment, Jiang Luoyu's staff suddenly stopped. She looked at Lin Jichen, and Lin Jichen looked back at her, even winking.

Jiang Luoyu hesitated for a moment, then suddenly called out, "Everyone, stop."

The Moon Shadow members were puzzled. Weren't they here to save him? Why stop now? Master Lin can't hold on much longer.

Kuang Xiaoyan saw Jiang Luoyu stop and thought she was scared, laughing wildly, "Lin Jichen, today you will die! No one can save you!"

Just then, an old man in an eunuch's robe passed by. Seeing Lin Jichen, his eyes widened slightly, and he looked at the attacking players.

Suddenly, he waved his sleeve, and all the skills, like flickering candles, were extinguished by a strong wind.

Immediately, a large number of guards appeared, surrounding all the players.

At this point, the players stopped, not knowing what was happening.

The old eunuch walked up to Lin Jichen, suddenly showing a smile like an old chrysanthemum, and said in a sharp voice, "Young Master Lin, this old servant is late. It was my negligence."

The entire crowd was stunned!