Chapter 2214: Chapter 2215: Perilous Predicament
This completely disrupted Lin Chen’s original plan. He had imagined that these people would enter simultaneously, and in this maze, Lin Chen knew its operational rules and could easily enter. Then, he would take advantage of their distraction to rescue Chen Jie.
Yet it turned out to be this kind of situation instead.
Before Lin Chen’s warning shout, Sun Tianming had already rushed out.
The two figures were only a body’s length apart, both with the same goal, moving quickly towards Chen Jie.
The man seemed unfazed, standing where he was with a faint smile on his lips, maintaining the same posture as when he broke the formation earlier.
He did not move, even when Sun Tianming rushed past him, brushing by his shoulder.
But just as Lin Chen was about to charge out next, the man’s figure suddenly erupted with movement. Like lightning zipping by, it was merely a fleeting glimpse and he had already lashed out with a kick!
This kick forcibly blocked Lin Chen’s advance, accompanied by a thunderous roar.
Lin Chen felt a fierce wind assault him, his expression tightening as he raised his hand slightly. Before he could reach forward, the attack came with immense power, sweeping across his chest!
Puh!
Under the force of the attack, Lin Chen was hit backward, flying through the air, blood spurting from his throat, intense pain surging through his body, almost causing him to drop his sword.
With a loud bang, Lin Chen crashed into the cliff wall behind him, creating a huge indentation, enveloped by the settling dust that concealed his body.
"Lin Chen!"
The simultaneous cry came from Sun Tianming and Chen Jie; no one had anticipated such a turn of events!
Just after they shouted, the dust around Lin Chen stirred slightly, and moments later, he stood up from within it.
He leaned on his sword for support, clutching his chest with one hand, bent over, with blood still at the corner of his mouth.
Lin Chen coughed a few times, spitting out a mouthful of blood from his throat, then raised his head slightly, with a heavy gaze fixed on the man.
"No wonder they’re all saying your physical body is incredibly strong. It seems they’re right."
The man stood on the ground, a hint of surprise on his face. He knew his own strength well; a normal person exposed to such power would have been kicked into unconsciousness, unlike Lin Chen who could still stand.
"Go!"
Lin Chen didn’t say much but turned his head to look at Sun Tianming. At the same time, he pulled out a Teleportation Talisman from his ring.
The enemy’s power was too strong, far beyond Lin Chen’s imagination; not someone he could deal with. He even sensed that this person might be stronger than Tao Yu!
After Lin Chen spoke, Sun Tianming also began to act, bringing out his Teleportation Talisman, bypassing the people around Chen Jie, intending to take her out of this place.
But strangely, when they did this, not only the man but also his companions stopped their actions, watching them with a playful gaze, making the atmosphere quite uncomfortable.
"It’s no use..."
When Chen Jie saw Sun Tianming appear, she already sensed the danger. Their strength was lower than hers; their plan was merely to use the Teleportation Talisman to escape with her.
Yet if this method were feasible, Chen Jie wouldn’t be trapped here.
Sure enough, after Chen Jie’s words, Sun Tianming stared in disbelief at the Teleportation Talisman in his grasp, its spiritual energy dim, unable to produce any light no matter how he activated it.
"What’s going on?" Lin Chen exclaimed in shock, also unable to activate the talisman. In that instant, the Talisman became like a piece of paper, useless.
His expression was shocked; he had planned to use it to escape and rescue Chen Jie. But now, the situation was developing in the opposite direction.
"I’ve isolated the spiritual energy fluctuations around here. If you want to leave now, it’s not going to be easy."
The man chuckled softly, shaking his head, then slowly walked towards Lin Chen, steps filled with an imposing aura that intensified Lin Chen’s pressure, causing him to let out a faint groan.
"Keep an eye on those two."
"Yes, sir!"
After the man spoke, the previously motionless group, including Xu Hao, gathered around them, encircling Sun Tianming and Chen Jie.
Sun Tianming and Chen Jie turned back and forth, eyes heavy, seeing from their auras that all these people’s lowest strength was at the fifth level of Spirit Pill, a power too overwhelming for Sun Tianming right now.
Who were these people? If not members of the Azure Dragon Society, who else had such strong power and wanted to cause them trouble?
"You shouldn’t have come."
Chen Jie smiled bitterly, knowing this predicament was beyond what they could bear.
"And let you suffer without doing anything?" Sun Tianming responded weakly. But his smile was forced; in this situation, he couldn’t manage a smile.
Chen Jie gritted her teeth, looking more towards Lin Chen in the distance. After being injured by the man earlier, Lin Chen was in a sorry state, blood dripping, dust sticking to his clothes, a mess.
Yet Lin Chen showed no excessive fear, even in this current situation, showing no sign of being scared.
His eyes darted around, scanning every corner for any possible escape.
"Still fighting against fate, huh? Just as the rumors say..."
After a light chuckle, the man moved again.
A gust of wind swept across, and Lin Chen raised his sword in an instant. But even before he was injured, he couldn’t match the man’s speed; now it was even harder to cope.
With a whoosh, Lin Chen was kicked several meters away again!
Lin Chen’s body rolled across the sand covered with dry twigs and leaves. After merely two hits from the man, Lin Chen had lost his fighting capability!
He coughed weakly, an intense pain storming through his body, even making it hard to concentrate. Forget trying to fight; even moving a finger was exceedingly difficult, his eyes merely flickering open.
Sandy footsteps were heard again from the front; the man was slowly walking towards him once more.
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