Online game: As a dad, it’s reasonable to hit 999 with one hit, right?

Lin Chen vaguely remembered what Anna said to him.

"What I mean is that the Land of the Hunting God is, in some ways, a temporary world built to deal with an impending crisis. Its purpose is to cultivate Chosen Ones like you."

This sentence came from Anna's mouth. Regardless of how true it is, Lin Chen is still very concerned about the so-called, unknown [Imminent Crisis]. Is the crisis... related to the black shadow just now?

Just as Lin Chen fell into a brief moment of thought, the swordsman beside him had apparently recovered from his recent shock.

He first looked carefully at Lin Chen who was standing beside him, and then looked at the place where the black shadow disappeared.

After several seconds, he asked cautiously.

"You...are also back from the Land of the Hunting God?"

He did not ask the black shadow just now, but first asked according to the most important doubt in his mind.

Lin Chen glanced at the swordsman and nodded lightly.

"Really..." He muttered to himself, then raised his head and asked, "Dude, don't you think this is weird? I always thought that if you died in the Land of the Hunting God, you were truly dead... but I didn't expect to come back."

As he spoke, he didn't forget to turn around and said, "Not only am I back, I also brought back the equipment from the Land of the Hunting God. Oh, and guess what? I can also use my skills!"

This man spoke in a nervous manner. If he had not met Lin Chen, he would probably have thought that this was just a dream before death.

He was even signaling Lin Chen whether he wanted to take a look at his skills.

Lin Chen did not respond to his questions, but changed the subject and asked coldly.

"How long have you been back?"

The swordsman was stunned at first, then sniffed. "Almost... five hours, right? Damn, just mentioning this makes me angry. I was originally going hunting with a mage..."

"I see." Lin Chen waved his hand, interrupting the other person's chatterbox. "One last question. Was this the first time you've seen that thing in the past five hours?"

What Lin Chen was talking about was naturally the black shadow, the indescribable ghost thing.

Swordsman: "Forget about that thing. I've been wandering around for so long since I came back, and I haven't even seen another player. If you hadn't come out, I would have thought this place was fucking heaven."

At this point, he shrank his neck again: "By the way, what was that thing just now?"

After wandering around for five hours, I only saw myself?

Lin Chen licked his lips.

That means that most of the people in this city are still active in the Land of Hunting God. Lin Chen was a little surprised. He didn't expect that after such a long time in the Land of Hunting God, there were not so many people who died and returned to Earth.

But this is also a good thing. Being able to stay in the Land of the Hunting God for a moment longer means having more opportunities to upgrade and become stronger.

Lin Chen took a look at the item [Guixu Scroll] in his backpack.

It said, "Countdown: 260 seconds."

There are more than four minutes left.

Lin Chen closed his backpack and was about to say something else when a chill suddenly came from the sky.

Lin Chen only felt the hairs on his skin stand up.

He turned around suddenly and found that the sky had changed!

As Lin Chen became alert, the bright sky instantly turned gray and dark, as if a thick curtain had been mercilessly drawn down, obscuring the entire sky. The sunset glow that had once graced the western sky completely vanished. At this moment, dark clouds surged in like a tide, layer upon layer, rolling and roaring, swallowing up the last ray of sunlight.

"Strange... why did it suddenly get dark?" The swordsman looked up in confusion.

The air was filled with the unique moist earthy scent of the earth, mixed with the cold and fury of the coming storm.

Lin Chen did not say a word. He could clearly feel the oppressive feeling coming from all directions, as if the whole world had become heavy at this moment.

Something's...off.

Suddenly, a blinding flash of lightning streaked across the sky, instantly tearing apart the dark clouds and revealing the even deeper darkness behind them. Immediately afterwards, deafening thunder rolled in, shaking the earth.

Amidst the chilling roar of thunder, torrential rain poured down like a waterfall, as if a huge hole had been punctured in the sky, and endless water gushed out, madly smashing into the earth. The raindrops were as sharp as arrows, hitting Lin Chen fiercely and making him shiver.

There is no such scene of rain curtain on the land of Hunting God. Now Lin Chen feels the real touch of rain again, which makes him feel a little uncomfortable.

The rain instantly soaked Lin Chen's protective gear and blurred his vision.

He narrowed his eyes. There seemed to be some kind of danger hidden in the rain, which made him subconsciously tighten the iron sword in his hand.

The grass and trees in the surrounding green belts swayed and creaked in the violent storm. In the distance, a vague black shadow loomed in the rain, as if something was slowly approaching.

"Back off!"

Lin Chen turned his head and growled at the swordsman beside him.

But when Lin Chen looked closely, he found that the swordsman had already retreated far away and was looking at his position vigilantly.

Lin Chen shook his head helplessly and looked ahead again.

In all directions, some strange things "descended" from the rain. Those shadows were pitch black, like evil spirits hiding in the rain, and their shapes kept changing with the "smashing" of rain.

Lin Chen moved his gaze and found that there were black shadows everywhere around him.

It was as if countless death gods were surrounding them. They opened their eyes together, and in the pitch-black cave, they saw ghosts breaking free from a nightmare.

Lin Chen's right arm suddenly felt cold, as if it had been sprayed by some dry ice weapon at close range.

Veins suddenly throbbed on Lin Chen's exposed wrist. He gathered strength in his palm, then gripped the rusty iron sword tightly and thrust forward without hesitation. Wherever the sword tip touched, dense raindrops were instantly split in half. The sword, carrying a biting chill, pierced unhindered into something within the void.

"laugh."

This feeling was extremely familiar to Lin Chen, as if he had once again sunk into moist soil or fallen into soft cotton.

He frowned and felt uneasy.

Without the slightest hesitation, Lin Chen's figure flashed, accelerating instantly, and he rushed towards the blurry black shadow like an arrow. His speed was so fast that he was almost instantly close to the shadow. Then, he suddenly raised one foot and kicked the black shadow fiercely.

"boom!"

A loud bang echoed in the rain, and huge kinetic energy erupted from Lin Chen's feet, splashing water more than one person high.

The enormous force poured out like a mountain torrent, kicking the black shadow away.

Amid the raging storm, the black shadow's body smashed countless raindrops falling along the way, and its body drew a long arc in the air, like a black ribbon dancing in the night sky.

As the black shadow was kicked away, its strange, liquid or gas-like state became particularly conspicuous in the wind and rain. It constantly twisted and deformed, as if struggling to maintain its form.

However, in the face of Lin Chen's exaggerated strength, it was eventually defeated and was knocked down hard inside a shop along the street.

"boom!"

A deafening bang exploded in the rain, like a cannonball hitting the ground.

The shop collapsed instantly under the immense impact, sending debris and dust scattering. The walls and roof were instantly reduced to rubble, the remains scattered across the ground in the rain. The shadowy figure vanished completely under the impact, as if swallowed by this sudden disaster.

Lin Chen looked down at his right foot in disbelief.

Is this the sound of my own kick?

My goodness, what kind of power is this? In the Land of the Hunting God, those cold, icy numbers that couldn't even be reflected in the game world could actually cause such a huge stir on Earth?

Lin Chen was briefly surprised, but quickly reacted and stared straight ahead.

The rain seemed to be getting heavier, even covering Lin Chen's eyes.

Then, those black shadows actually began to charge forward together!

They are silent, but carry tremendous power.

From this moment on, Lin Chen was like a sheep, attracting a pack of wolves that had been hungry for days. All the shadows broke through the rain barrier and rushed towards him. These ghost creatures seemed to be staring at him only, and ignored the shivering swordsman in the distance.

They were targeting Lin Chen from the very beginning!

They were moving at an extremely fast speed, and in the rain, their shapes became distorted, like standing snakes and earthworms wriggling continuously.

Lin Chen waved the iron sword in his hand, and the blade brought up a not-too-bright sword shadow, which instantly cut the rain. The lower half fell rapidly, while the upper half was still hanging in the air.

"Boom!"

Lin Chen did not activate any buffs, such as the Sage's Blessing or his own [King's Domain]. He just used his arms to swing the rusty iron sword in his hand.

The iron sword scraped past, and those strange sounds penetrated the rain and entered his own ears.

"crunch..."

"Shoot..."

The groaning of cloth being torn, the deep sound of soil being stirred...these noises made by the iron swords swinging and cutting on the shadows were very unpleasant, and they mixed together in the storm.

Lin Chen didn't know whether these things would ooze out something like "blood". He only felt that there was liquid constantly sticking to his body. Maybe it was the heavy rain, or maybe it was something else.

Lin Chen, wearing a mask, did not make any other moves. He just slashed at the shadows around him in the rain without any pattern. Every time he swung his sword, one or more shadows would split in the blade and then disappear.

[Note: The countdown for the "Guixu Scroll" is only 70 seconds left.]

Lin Chen swung the iron sword one last time and even turned around in place.

The last dark shadow that was approaching disappeared.

The rain seemed to be a little lighter at this moment.

But the sense of crisis... has not weakened at all, and has even... become stronger!

Lin Chen shook his head, completely shaking off the rain on his face, then looked straight ahead, as if waiting for something.

After that, crisp "applause" was heard in the rain.

"Snap, snap, snap."

Amid the sound of rain, it seemed as if someone was clapping slowly and rhythmically. The sound was rhythmic, as if praising Lin Chen's bravery.

Lin Chen frowned, and he lowered his head and unconsciously glanced at the hairs on his body. Without exception, even under the soaking of rain, they were slightly puffed up. Some strange discussions gradually came from his ears, as if something or someone was whispering in Lin Chen's ear.

"This is……"

Lin Chen realized something. He must have been hit by a negative buff similar to the [Fright State].

"Come out."

Lin Chen suddenly called out softly.

An even larger black shadow appeared.

It seemed as if it was running wildly at this moment and rushed towards Lin Chen, but from a visual point of view, it seemed to be rushing from different directions. Its body, formed by a motley mixture of unknown materials, was thick and piled up. Its astonishingly huge physique and explosive power made its impact comparable to that of a giant elephant!

The power contained in the black liquid or gas on its "human"-like limbs made Lin Chen feel palpitations even from a distance.

But Lin Chen moved slightly.

The heavy rain around it was stirred up by its body. Under the impact of the turbulence formed in the air, Lin Chen's body was like a lighthouse in a storm, flashing a deadly glimmer.

"Hey!"

In the distance, the swordsman who had been silent all this time became subconsciously nervous, and the sounds he made were a little sharp.

The man's body subconsciously paused without him realizing it. To outsiders, it seemed as if he was going to save someone.

But before he could rescue, Lin Chen suddenly moved, and the iron sword in his hand flew into the air. Suddenly, an unknown sense of oppression rose on the "blade". In the rain, the swordsman could only see the rusty surface of the iron sword from a distance, which seemed to be flashing with shadows like electric arcs and magma.

It's like the turbulent effect brought about by the release of energy from some huge force.

Lin Chen slammed the iron sword in his hand into the ground beneath his feet.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The huge black shadow in front was approaching and was very close.

Its "steps" suddenly became faster, and its entire body was stretched extremely long, like a horse that had broken free from its reins, rushing towards where Lin Chen was standing. Its speed was so fast that the rain curtain in front of Lin Chen was "smashed" by the strong wind.

But when he was only one meter away from Lin Chen, the ground under the feet of this ghost thing suddenly collapsed!

The huge gap created by the crack in the ground caused it to fall, and a large amount of rubble fell one after another. In the dark rain curtain, a flame suddenly appeared from the pit, and under its illumination, countless magma rushed into the sky!

[The earth wails].