I gain permanent defense when attacked; even gods and demons can't hurt me.

Chapter 362 A Deadly Intent Descends!

"Well!"

Zhao Tianhai let out a muffled groan, his health points dropping drastically in an instant.

"Dew from the Ocean: Life Revived!"

Upon seeing this, Shui Nuo immediately waved her staff, and a stream of cool water fell on Zhao Tianhai.

The water not only washed away the venom from his body, but also quickly brought his health back to a safe level.

Thank you!

Zhao Tianhai gritted his teeth and continued to hold the line, refusing to let a single demon cross the line.

The dragon shadow in the back was displaying the power of a top-tier marksman in his senior year.

"Silent Starfall - Armor-Piercing Barrage!"

Black arrows, like meteors, pierced through the poisonous miasma, accurately striking the Ghost-Faced Spider's fragile compound eyes, bursting out clumps of green liquid.

Mo Chen used spatial magic to continuously teleport the monsters that were trying to flank him into Lei Kuang's attack range.

After the initial panic, under the pressure of life and death, the team's teamwork began to improve at an astonishing rate!

They each have their own roles: defense, damage output, control, and healing, forming a perfect combat cycle.

This is exactly the scene Lin Yuan wanted to see.

Lin Yuan stood at the rear of the battlefield with his arms crossed, watching his teammates fight valiantly, a smile of appreciation appearing on his lips.

"Not bad, they all have a good foundation. With a little push, their potential will come out."

"Chu Tianxing, your positioning is too far forward! Curb your fighting spirit and don't stray out of the support's healing range!"

"Lei Kuang, watch your mana consumption! Don't use your ultimate to clear out mobs; use basic attacks in conjunction with your passive!"

"Zhao Tianhai, your shield is tilted at the wrong angle! You need to learn to deflect the force; trying to withstand it will only accelerate the damage to your armor!"

Although Lin Yuan's voice was not loud, it reached everyone's ears precisely.

While fighting, everyone listened to Lin Yuan's instructions.

To their surprise, Lin Yuan's every piece of advice hit the nail on the head!

As long as they do as Lin Yuan says, their combat efficiency will instantly increase by a level, and the pressure will be greatly reduced.

"My God, not only is the captain's defense invincible, but his tactical insight and combat experience are even more ruthless than our academy's practical instructors!"

As Long Ying fired his arrow, he inwardly gasped in surprise.

He is now completely convinced by Lin Yuan.

This doesn't look like a sophomore; this is clearly a war god who has fought countless battles!

Under Lin Yuan's precise command and everyone's desperate cooperation.

Half an hour later, the group of level 60+ monsters was finally completely wiped out.

The ground was littered with the remains of the demon spiders and burning dead wood, emitting a pungent, burnt smell.

"Whoosh—whoosh—"

Everyone was exhausted and panting heavily, collapsing onto the ground as they quickly drank recovery potions.

Although no one died in the battle, everyone felt severely exhausted.

"Well done."

Lin Yuan slowly walked up to the group and gave them a light compliment.

"Although there are still many flaws, at least you have proven that you are not a bunch of useless cowards who only hide behind shields."

Hearing Lin Yuan's praise, everyone's tired faces broke into genuine smiles.

A victory earned through one's own hard work is far more fulfilling and gives one a greater sense of pride than being carried by a big shot.

Sitting in the corner, Qin Tian watched as everyone's eyes grew increasingly convinced of Lin Yuan's abilities, and the gloom in his heart deepened.

"Damn Lin Yuan, he actually used such methods to win people's hearts!"

2

Qin Tian gritted his teeth, secretly filled with resentment.

Just as everyone was resting, a very strange fluctuation suddenly came from the depths of the forest.

The surrounding gray-green miasma, as if drawn by some force, began to converge frantically towards the central area.

"What's going on? The concentration of miasma is rising rapidly!"

Su Xiaoxiao exclaimed in surprise. Under the high concentration of miasma, the holy light shield she released began to crack under the strain.

"Something big is coming!"

Lin Yuan's gaze sharpened, his eyes piercing through the thick fog.

In the depths of the woods ahead, a huge black shadow was looming in and out of sight.

As the shadow appeared, an extremely cold aura, imbued with the intense law of death, instantly enveloped the entire battlefield.

"What...what kind of monster is that?!"

Zhao Tianhai gripped the tower shield tightly, his palms sweating profusely.

Even though they were hundreds of meters apart, the terrifying sense of oppression made him feel suffocated like never before.

"Sizzle!"

Suddenly, a sharp whistling sound rang out!

A black afterimage, too fast for the naked eye to detect, completely ignored Zhao Tianhai's frontal defense.

Like a ghost, it swept across the miasma and pounced straight towards Su Xiaoxiao, the most vulnerable support character in the very center of the team!

"Oh no! It's a high-level assassin-type monster! The target is a support!"

Ye Wuhen's eyes were bloodshot with rage. He roared and tried to defend himself, but it was too late.

That dark figure was moving too fast, faster than the speed of sound!

When everyone saw the true face of the dark figure, their hearts were in their throats.

It was a Shadow Reaper, its entire body covered in a jet-black exoskeleton and its arms resembling giant scythes!

Level 64 Elite Commander!

This terrifying monster clearly possesses extremely high intelligence; it knows the principle of killing the support units first.

The enormous bone scythe, gleaming with a cold light, had already swung down mercilessly, leaving less than half a meter away from Su Xiaoxiao's neck!

Su Xiaoxiao didn't even have time to chant the incantation to release the shield. Her face turned pale, and she closed her eyes in despair.

Zhao Tianhai was knocked back, Lei Kuang's skills were still on cooldown, and Mo Chen's spatial magic couldn't keep up with the monster's speed at all.

The Nationalist team's formation was instantly torn apart by this sudden assassination attempt!

"It's over!" This thought flashed through everyone's minds.

At that critical moment, when death was about to descend.

"Bang!"

A muffled sonic boom exploded beside Su Xiaoxiao!

The level 64 Shadow Reaper, already displaying a cruel smile, hadn't even had time to bring down its bone scythe.

A giant hand, like an iron clamp, suddenly reached out from the void and firmly grasped its prized, sharp scythe. "Trying to ambush me from behind?"

A chilling voice rang in the Shadow Reaper's ears.

Lin Yuan, seemingly out of nowhere, traversed a distance of tens of meters and appeared beside Su Xiaoxiao as if by teleportation.

"Squeak?!"

A flicker of extreme terror and disbelief flashed in the Shadow Reaper's dark compound eyes.

It desperately tried to pull its bone sickle back, but found that the large hand that was holding it was like an unshakable ancient mountain, completely still.

"Since you're here, don't leave."

Lin Yuan's eyes turned cold, and he clenched his right hand into a fist, without using any fancy skills.

"boom!"

Lin Yuan unleashed a punch, slamming it heavily into the Shadow Reaper's chest, accompanied by a chilling sound of bones shattering.

This is the level 64 elite commander who plunged the entire National Government team into despair.

Its incredibly tough exoskeleton armor shattered like fragile glass under Lin Yuan's punch!

"Bang!!"

A violent shockwave swept outwards.

Lin Yuan punched through the Shadow Reaper's entire chest cavity, and dark purple blood gushed out.

Its massive body flew backwards for hundreds of meters, like a cannonball.

Pure physical strength crushes the opponent!

The entire battlefield fell into a deathly silence once again.

Having narrowly escaped death, Su Xiaoxiao collapsed to the ground, panting heavily.

Zhao Tianhai, Lei Kuang, and the others were also dumbfounded, their jaws almost dropping to the ground.

They knew that Lin Yuan's defense was unmatched.

But they never dreamed that Lin Yuan's physical strength would be so terrifyingly abnormal!

Is this the kind of damage output a defensive knight should have?!

Lin Yuan slowly withdrew his fist and casually flicked off the foul-smelling demonic blood that had stained it.

He turned around, looked at the still-shaken crowd, and spoke calmly.

"The defenses are too weak, and the reaction time is too slow. If this hadn't been a training exercise, your support would already be dead."

Although Lin Yuan's voice was calm, it made everyone involuntarily lower their heads, feeling a sense of shame.

Lin Yuan ignored everyone's reactions. He raised his head and looked sharply into the deepest part of the sea of ​​trees.

"However, the warm-up is over, and the main event is about to begin."

Upon hearing Lin Yuan's words, everyone's hearts tightened, and they all gripped their weapons tightly again.

Even Lei Kuang, who is usually the most carefree, stared at the thick fog ahead with a solemn expression.

"Whoosh—whoosh—"

""

A strange, eerie wind suddenly blew up from all directions of the forest.

The originally grayish-green poisonous miasma suddenly began to rapidly turn into a terrifying pitch black!

This black mist carried a nauseating stench of blood, along with an evil aura that pierced the soul.

"Everyone be careful! This is definitely not the aura that an ordinary Abyss Lord could emit!"

Space mage Mo Chen's expression changed drastically. He sensed that the spatial laws around him were being forcibly sealed by a strange force.

His spatial teleportation skills suddenly turned gray and became unusable at this moment!

"Buzz!!!"

Just then, blinding scarlet lights suddenly shone on the muddy ground beneath their feet!

These rays of light crisscrossed and instantly outlined a huge and complex six-pointed star array within a radius of several thousand meters!

"This is—the Abyss Bloodthirsty Killing Array?!"

Chen Yu stared in shock at the array patterns beneath his feet, which reeked of blood.

"Damn it! This isn't something a wild monster could set up; it's a man-made formation!"

As Chen Yu exclaimed in surprise, a wild and piercing laugh suddenly came from the surrounding black mist.

"Hahaha! As expected of a prodigy from China's top university, your judgment is quite good."

"What a pity! Now that you've entered this Aokigahara Forest, none of you will leave here alive!"

As the words fell, the thick black fog in front was forcibly torn apart by a powerful force.

A dozen or so figures, clad in dark red robes and exuding a terrifying aura of the abyss, slowly emerged from the shadows.

Leading the way was an old man holding a white bone scepter and wearing a pale, demonic mask.

When everyone realized the old man's level, they gasped in shock, as if they had fallen into an ice cave!

[The Abyss Order - High Priest in Red Robes]

[Level: 72!]

The dozen or so red-robed deacons following behind him were all at level 68 or above, and three of them were even at level 70!

"The Abyss Cult?!"

Zhao Tianhai's hand gripping the tower shield trembled violently, his eyes filled with undisguised despair.

A level 72 high priest in red robes, along with a group of high-ranking deacons nearing level 70, is a force that could easily annihilate a third-tier city in China!

How did they end up in the forbidden training area of ​​the Sakura Kingdom?

"Aren't you surprised?"

The red-robed high priest wearing a demon mask let out a hoarse laugh.

The high priest raised his bone scepter and pointed it at the National Team members who were trapped in the center of the formation.

"Today, using the blood of you geniuses to sacrifice for our great Abyss God is simply perfect!"

Despair, an unprecedented despair, instantly enveloped the entire National Team.

Before the powerful beings of the cult at level 72, these students, who were not even at level 60, were like a flock of lambs to the slaughter.

"Everyone, gather together! Prepare to fight to the death! Even if we die, we'll take a few with us!"

Chu Tianxing bit his tongue, forcibly using the excruciating pain to keep himself awake, his eyes flashing with a frenzied fighting spirit.

However, just when everyone was preparing to fight like a cornered beast.

At the very back of the group, Qin Tian subtly curled a smug, cold smile onto his lips.

He knew that the bigwigs of the Order had finally made their move.

As long as you're inside this formation, everyone's mana and life force will be drained away, leaving you unable to make a ripple.

Qin Tian pretended to be terrified and shouted loudly.

"Oh no! I can't summon my beasts anymore! Everyone, run!"

Qin Tian shouted and staggered backward, seemingly trying to find a way to break through the formation.

His performance was very dedicated, perfectly portraying the image of a student facing a death threat and in a state of panic.

However, just as he took less than three steps back...

A cold, powerful hand suddenly grabbed the back of his neck without warning!

The strength in that hand was astonishing, as if it were lifting a chick, directly suspending Qin Tian in mid-air.

"Escape? Where do you think you can escape to, Young Master Qin?"

A voice, tinged with mockery and coldness, rang in Qin Tian's ears.

Qin Tian shuddered violently and turned around with difficulty.

Lin Yuan stared at him expressionlessly, his deep eyes seeming to have seen through everything.

"Captain—Captain, why are you grabbing me? Let me go! We need to figure out a way to break out!"

Qin Tian forced himself to remain calm, still desperately trying to play the role of someone in a panic.

The surrounding teammates were also bewildered. With a formidable enemy at hand, why was Lin Yuan not preparing to deal with the Abyss Cult, but instead grabbing substitute player Qin Tian?