If you slap me, the whole world will suffer the same harm.

He turned to look at a new recruit next to him.

"You, come here."

The younger brother paused for a moment, then asked, "Brother Lin, what's wrong?"

Lin Chen patted him on the shoulder, and then, with a swift movement, brought the knife down.

"puff!"

With one slash, he cut directly into his underling's thigh.

"Ah!!!" The younger brother screamed, clutching his thigh and collapsing to the ground, writhing in pain.

"Brother Lin! What are you doing! Why are you attacking me! I'm one of our own!!!"

Everyone was stunned.

Iron Wolf: "Holy crap! Lin Chen, are you crazy?!"

Zhang Han: "What are you doing?"

Xiaoxue covered her mouth: "Brother Lin Chen! You've attacked the wrong person!"

Hong Ji frowned.

Xiaoya immediately closed her eyes.

(；´д｀)

The black-armored youth opposite was also stunned: "What... what kind of move is this? Trying to scare me? Attacking your own people?"

The voice just fell.

The dozen or so level-five experts behind him suddenly screamed in unison, fell to the ground, and rolled around frantically, clutching their thighs.

"Ah!!! My leg!!! My leg is broken!!!"

"It hurts!!! It feels like I've been stabbed with a knife!!!"

"My thigh!!! Who cut off my thigh!!!"

The black-armored youth's expression changed drastically: "What's going on with you?!"

Those dozen or so experts had no time to answer; they were all clinging to their own legs, crying and wailing on the ground.

Lin Chen smiled and said to the black-armored youth, "Your experts are all crippled. Now, do you still want to fight?"

The young man in black armor's pupils dilated in shock: "You... what did you do to them?!"

Lin Chen shrugged: "It's nothing, it's just that I've established some kind of 'deep connection' with them. I cut down my people, and they feel the same way."

The black-armored youth took a step back, cold sweat beading on his forehead: "How is this possible... what kind of ability is this...?"

Lin Chen turned back to the underling and said, "Brother, you've worked hard." [To avoid pain for himself, Lin Chen had spent three times the masochistic value to bind the two parties.]

With tears in his eyes, the younger brother asked, "Brother Lin,...can my leg be reattached?"

Lin Chen tossed him a recovery pill: "Take this, and you'll be fine right away. Don't worry, I have experience."

Younger brother: "You have experience? Brother Lin, did you do this often before?"

Lin Chen: "Pretty much."

Younger brother: "..."

(＞﹏＜)

Lin Chen raised his head and said to the black-armored youth, "Now, take your men and get out of here. This evil king is ours."

The black-armored youth gritted his teeth, glanced at his dozen or so experts still rolling on the ground, and his face turned ashen.

"Fine! You're ruthless! Let's go!"

He led his men and retreated in a sorry state.

Lin Chen turned around and waved his hand: "Keep fighting! Kill the demonic ants!"

The crowd swarmed forward, unleashing a barrage of attacks.

"boom!"

The twelve-meter-tall three-headed demon ant finally crashed to the ground.

"Ding! Congratulations, host, for defeating the Level 6 Evil King 'Three-Headed Demon Ant'! You have obtained 1 Evil Soul!"

"Ding! You have obtained 1 Level 6 Fel Crystal!"

Lin Chen held a ball of dark blue light in his hand, with a miniature phantom of a three-headed demonic ant floating in its center.

"Is this the evil spirit?" Xiaoxue leaned closer to take a look.

Lin Chen nodded: "With this, we won't be attacked by evil spirits tonight."

Iron Wolf plopped down on the ground: "I'm exhausted... but it was worth it!"

Chen Hu laughed heartily: "A level six evil king! We killed one of them! And without even using any items!"

Zhang Han: "Don't get too cocky. Today is just the beginning; things are about to get even more dangerous."

Lin Chen carefully put away the evil spirit: "Zhang Han is right, let's go back, it's getting dark."

After packing up, the group retreated towards the shelter with their spoils.

Along the way, they saw people from other shelters still fighting the evil king.

Some have been wiped out, their corpses strewn across the land; some are still struggling to hold on; and some are being besieged by other shelters.

chaos.

Utter chaos.

No one dared to meddle; everyone was frantically scrambling for the evil soul.

Lin Chen led his men discreetly through the battlefield and returned to his shelter.

Inside the shelter.

Lin Chen placed the evil spirit in the center of the main building's lobby.

A deep blue light illuminated everyone's faces.

"This is the evil spirit. With it, we won't be attacked by evil things tonight."

The crowd cheered.

"Great! I can finally get a good night's sleep tonight!"

"Brother Lin is still the best!"

"Brother Lin is awesome!"

But Lin Chen's face showed little joy.

"One evil spirit can only protect one sanctuary, but the competition lasts for thirty days, and evil spirits are needed every night. That means we must hunt down level six evil kings every day."

Zhang Han chimed in, "Moreover, other people will also try to snatch it. We encountered one wave today, and there will only be more and more in the future."

Iron Wolf: "What are you afraid of! Kill one if one comes! Kill two if two come!"

Lin Chen: "You think you can beat seven or eight thousand people, or even tens of thousands?"

Iron Wolf: "...We can't beat them."

"So tonight, are we really not going to be attacked by evil spirits?" Xiaoxue was still a little worried.

Lin Chen nodded: "The system wouldn't lie about something like this. Everyone, get some rest tonight."

Sure enough, the shelter was quiet after nightfall.

No evil creatures spawned, no screams were heard, and there was no battle.

Everyone slept soundly.

Outside the shelter, in the central area, the sounds of fighting, screams, and explosions continued throughout the entire night.

Those sanctuaries that did not receive protection from evil spirits are now under the relentless attack of an army of evil creatures.

Lin Chen stood by the window of the main building, looking at the flickering evil energy in the distance, a trace of pity flashing in his eyes.

But it was quickly replaced by cold rationality.

"This is a competition; it's either them or us who die."

Xiaoxue stood beside him and whispered, "Brother Lin Chen, can we... make it into the top ten?"

Lin Chen rubbed her head: "Yes, you definitely can."

Xiaoxue looked up, her eyes sparkling: "Yes! I believe you!"

(＾▽＾)

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Early the next morning.

Lin Chen led everyone to the central area once again.

This time, he made more thorough preparations.

"Ranged teams should occupy high ground in advance, and once the enemy is detected approaching, they should take the initiative to suppress them."

"The assault team, composed of level five members, is responsible for engaging monsters and creating distractions."

"Damage dealers, unleash your full damage potential after the Evil King is pulled back."

"Support team, responsible for treatment and covering the rear."

"Did you understand?"

"clear!"

The group proceeded in an orderly fashion towards the central area.

This time, they encountered an eleven-meter-tall spider-like evil king with eight legs as sharp as scythes and spitting venom from its mouth.

Lin Chen and his team already had experience; the level 5 spider would roam ahead, using ranged attacks to kite it while the others chased after the spider's rear and dealt damage.

"Don't let it turn around! If it does, retreat! Level 5 troops, go up and hold it!"

"It's spraying poison! Spread out!"

"Okay! Continue! I'm dying!"

After fighting for more than half an hour, the Evil King started to falter.

Just then, another group of people rushed over.

"Hand over the Evil King!"

Lin Chen rolled his eyes: "Again? Are you guys lining up to be killed?"

The leader of the group was a burly man with a thick beard, carrying a large machete, followed by a large group of people.

"Enough nonsense! We've been chasing this evil king for ages! You intercepted us halfway, have you no shame?!"

Lin Chen: "Who intercepted us? We've been fighting for almost an hour, and you're only just showing up!"

Bearded man: "I don't care! This evil king is ours!"

Lin Chen sighed: "Fine, then I'll let you experience what real 'pain' is like."

He snapped his fingers.

"System, bind all level 4 and 5 players on the opposing side."

System: "Ding! Consumed 1060 masochistic points, binding targets... Binding complete: Level 5 targets x12, Level 4 targets x47, total 59 targets."

Lin Chen's lips curled up.