The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 3531 I can stop you, but you can't.
Ning Hesheng glanced at Lin Chen, his expression complex.

Without arguing, he cleanly and swiftly transformed into a golden light and flew towards the portal.

In a life-or-death moment, every second wasted increases the danger.

The sooner I left, the safer Lin Chen would be.

Ning Hesheng's figure vanished instantly within the portal, which then lost its luster and returned to its original state.

"boom!"

The enormous earthen figure crashed onto the exquisite tower with a dull thud.

Lin Chen's vision went black, as if he had been hit hard on the head with a stick.

So strong!

Lin Chen bit his tongue, and the stinging pain instantly brought him back to his senses.

He manipulated the crystals to fall into the dispensing device, while his hands moved incessantly, unleashing a surge of spiritual energy that transformed into incantations that were then channeled into the exquisite pagoda.

The Linglong Pagoda took the blow head-on, and its light dimmed considerably in an instant. Fortunately, Lin Chen continued to cast spells, and the infusion of spiritual power made the Linglong Pagoda shine with golden light again, steadily protecting Lin Chen behind him.

The giant earthman swung his enormous arm and slammed it down.

"clang!"

Lin Chen's face turned pale. He gritted his teeth and held on, praying that the crystal would fall quickly and the portal would activate.

This giant earthen being was at least ten times stronger than the smaller earthen being from before. They had fought it easily before, but now, with its immense power, they almost couldn't even withstand a single blow.

If it were someone else, wouldn't they have died instantly?
Lin Chen finally understood where the pile of corpses on the ground came from. He had been wondering how so many people could have died when these natives, though strong, were all near-saints who had entered this place.

The design of this level is probably such that after a certain number of the natives are killed or after a certain amount of time has passed since the start of the battle, the natives will combine to become this powerful giant native.

Although smaller earthmen continue to spawn behind, and crystals can be obtained by killing them, the giant earthman's attacks are not something everyone can withstand.

Either everyone works together to weaken the enemy's attack, or some are sacrificed to cover the others' escape.

If this is considered an assessment, then what is the purpose of this assessment?
Lin Chen believed that every obstacle in this sacred realm had its own purpose.

Perhaps it's to eliminate those with poor skills, those with low intelligence, those lacking perseverance, those lacking courage, or even to kill all those who enter. Whatever the purpose, there's always a reason for its existence.

This made Lin Chen think a few more things. If these challenges are for assessment purposes, is passing the challenges the ultimate criterion, or is performance in all the challenges the criterion?
If it's the former, that's normal; you pass through the checkpoints set by your predecessors and obtain their relics. But if it's the latter, does that mean the master of the Holy Land is still alive and can still see all of this?
When a saint falls and a sacred realm is formed, it doesn't mean that the saint is completely dead. There is a high probability that the saint will use special means to leave behind their consciousness.

Perhaps it's a fragmented primordial spirit, or perhaps it's a projection of the primordial spirit; in any case, abandoning the physical body and primordial spirit while retaining the last trace of intelligence is something that even a powerful saint with extraordinary strength could accomplish.

"Um……"

Lin Chen groaned, and a mouthful of blood spilled from his mouth. His internal organs were injured by the violent bombardment, and his head felt as if it were being pricked with needles.

We can't hold on; these giant natives are too powerful.

The sage's methods were too powerful. Simply by creating some earthworms, he was able to make this peak Quasi-Sage cough up blood. If it weren't for the Linglong Pagoda, a primordial spiritual treasure with astonishing defensive power, he probably would have been even more unable to withstand it. Fortunately, with this little bit of time, the crystals had all fallen into the magical artifact device that activated the light gate. The golden light on the light gate gradually became more and more brilliant, and finally they all connected to form a light gate.

Lin Chen unleashed his magic technique, and the Linglong Pagoda swept across with all its might, sending the giant earthen figure flying far away. As for the smaller earthen figures beside it, many of them were directly shattered.

Lin Chen's face was flushed. He took the opportunity to retrieve the Linglong Pagoda and casually grabbed a few crystals in his hand. Then, he transformed into a golden light and rushed into the portal before the giant earthenman could attack again.

The light gate dimmed instantly, and Lin Chen's figure disappeared.

Inside the enormous cave, all the natives seemed to have been put on pause, standing there motionless.

After a while, the scattered lights in the cave began to change, the sealed entrance to the passage was reopened, all the natives disintegrated and turned into piles of soil, while the crystals withdrew their light and shrank into the earth.

Everything returned to normal, as if nothing had ever happened.

A faint figure suddenly flashed through the dark cave and disappeared into the stone wall beside it without making a sound or causing any ripples.

……

Lin Chen's vision went black for a moment, then brightened again.

Sun Yixiao and Ning Hesheng were right in front of him, looking at him with concern.

Lin Chen quickly scanned his surroundings and found that he had left the underground and appeared in a vast open field.

Sun Yixiao asked with concern, "Are you injured?"

Lin Chen wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth: "That giant earthman is very strong, far exceeding the strength of a peak Quasi-Saint. It is impossible for one person to defeat it. Fortunately, we had already collected enough crystals, otherwise, I would probably have died at its hands."

Ning Hesheng had a complicated perspective. He and Lin Chen were originally enemies, but he was defeated and had no choice but to submit to Lin Chen's tutelage.

Ning Hesheng had resigned himself to a fate of being exploited and enslaved, but along the way, he discovered that none of the things he had predicted had come to pass.

Lin Chen did not exploit himself just because he controlled his own life. He considered his own thoughts and his own life and death. He even fulfilled his promise and gave himself a piece of the Great Dao Spirit.

Faced with a life-or-death situation, he did not allow his slave to cover the retreat, but chose to stay behind to cover the retreat, and was even injured in the process.

If Lin Chen leaves first and I stay behind, I'm afraid I'll be seriously injured even if I don't die when facing the giant earthen's attack.

Ning Hesheng had mixed feelings.

The Celestials viewed slaves as pigs and dogs, showing no regard for their lives. For example, during this expedition, large numbers of slaves were thrown in, and no one cared about their fear.

But if you say Lin Chen is too kind, this guy is ruthless when it comes to killing people, and he is also insidious and cunning when dealing with people, without any hesitation.

Ning Hesheng finally couldn't hold back and asked, "I am your slave, why won't you let me cover your retreat?"

Lin Chen glanced at Ning Hesheng and laughed, "I have the Exquisite Pagoda, so I can block it, but you don't, so you can't. It's that simple..."

(End of this chapter)