12: Chapter 12 Twenty Men Arrive Seeking Revenge—A Practical Delivery

Lin Zhe said "No rush" in a low voice.

Xing Jianwan understood.

She glanced at the figures shrinking back behind the old locust tree, and the fire on her staff slowly dissipated.

"Okay."

She continued to look down and organize the supplies.

Potions, food, White Gear, and Green-tier equipment were all sorted neatly by her.

The solo players around them, receiving the distributed equipment and potions, were all grinning from ear to ear.

"Big Shot Lin is really principled!"

"From now on, if anyone dares to cause trouble here, I'll be the first to report them!"

"The Wild Wolf Gang trash still dare to come? They lose face every time they show up!"

As soon as those words were spoken,

behind the old locust tree in the distance, the expressions of those Wild Wolf Gang scouts turned even uglier.

They looked at each other and turned to run back to the village.

...

On the west side of Luofeng Village, in a dilapidated wooden house.

Bang!

Wild Wolf kicked over the wooden table.

The low-quality ale on the table spilled all over the floor.

"Useless!"

"A bunch of useless trash!"

His chest still throbbed with pain.

That time he was sent flying by Lin Zhe's shockback still made his heart go cold.

But more than that, it was the humiliation.

In front of so many solo players, he, the leader of the Wild Wolf Gang, was blasted to low health by a Refugee NPC.

Ten gang members went in together, and they all ended up on the ground too.

Now in the Luofeng Village channel, people mocked them every day.

[Wild Wolf Gang failed to clear the area, ended up being wrapped like dumplings by the NPC instead.]

[Suggest Wild Wolf change its name to Wild Dog; it's more fitting.]

[Who still remembers the posture their leader had when he flew out? I recorded it, ten copper coins a copy.]

Wild Wolf got angrier the more he read, the scar on his face twitching.

Huang Mao stood to the side, his right arm still in bandages, and whispered, "Boss, that NPC is indeed weird. One touch and you take Reflected Damage. Maybe we should..."

"Shut up!"

Wild Wolf suddenly turned his head and slapped Huang Mao across the face.

Slap!

Huang Mao stumbled back two steps, not daring to make a sound.

Wild Wolf gritted his teeth and said, "He's just an NPC! Are you really that scared?"

"If he can reflect one, he can reflect ten. I don't believe he can reflect twenty!"

The dozen or so Wild Wolf Gang members in the room looked at each other.

Some faces turned pale.

Others had a ruthless look in their eyes.

Wild Wolf directly opened the guild party panel.

[Wild Wolf Gang Luofeng Village Members: 20/20]

Over the past two days, he had called back all the gang members who were still in Luofeng Village.

The lowest level was 4.

Two main Warriors had already reached level 5.

Everyone had at least two pieces of Green-tier equipment.

Although they couldn't compare to large guilds, in a beginner village, they were a force to be reckoned with.

Wild Wolf glanced at the crowd and said coldly, "Listen up."

"This time it's not a duel."

"We go in together!"

"Warriors in the front, Mages and Archers output damage at the same time."

"His shockback must have a limit; there's no way he can resist indefinitely."

"It doesn't matter if ten people die; players can respawn."

"As long as we hack him until he's deleted, that buff zone will be ours."

At this point, Wild Wolf's eyes shifted, revealing a hint of greed.

"And Xing Jianwan."

The room went silent.

Wild Wolf licked his lips and grinned maliciously. "That woman is actually protecting an NPC. Does she really think she's some kind of saint?"

"Once we kill that NPC, I'll block her at the respawn point."

"I'll make her join our Wild Wolf Gang as the Bandit's Wife!"

Several gang members burst into laughter.

"Boss is mighty!"

"Xing Jianwan's face, that body... tsk tsk!"

"So what if she's the Honorary President of Lingxiao Pavilion? This is Luofeng Village!"

Huang Mao also forced a laugh, but it was very stiff.

He always felt that things weren't that simple.

But Wild Wolf was already worked up.

Anyone who dared to advise him otherwise was asking for a slap.

Wild Wolf grabbed the green longsword by the table and shouldered it.

"Let's go!"

"Today, we're hacking that damn NPC out of existence!"

Boom!

The wooden door was kicked open.

Twenty Wild Wolf Gang members marched out of the house in a grand fashion.

A uniform glow of Green-tier equipment.

Warriors in the front.

Mages and Archers in the back.

Aggressively, they headed straight for the earthen slope at the village entrance.

When the players on the road saw this, they immediately exploded with excitement.

"Holy crap! The Wild Wolf Gang is out in full force!"

"Twenty people? What are they doing?"

"What else? Seeking revenge on Big Shot Lin!"

"Quick, go to the village entrance, there's a show to watch!"

Some people immediately started recording.

Some spammed coordinates in the Luofeng Village channel.

Others sent the news to the world channel.

[Breaking news from Luofeng Village! Twenty members of the Wild Wolf Gang have gathered, target suspected to be the shockback NPC Lin Zhe!]

[Leader Wild Wolf declared: They're going to hack the NPC until he's deleted and take Xing Jianwan away!]

[Live broadcast, coordinates: earthen slope at the Luofeng Village entrance!]

The world channel instantly became lively.

[That shockback NPC again?]

[I heard Xing Jianwan is with him.]

[Twenty Green-tier equipment players against one NPC, they should be able to hurt him this time, right?]

[Hard to say, ten of them were wiped out before.]

[Record it! I want to see how the Wild Wolf Gang dies—wait, I mean, how they win.]

[Upstairs, you've exposed yourself.]

The earthen slope at the village entrance.

The players who were originally farming mobs soon heard the commotion.

Some saw the row of Green-tier equipment from the Wild Wolf Gang in the distance, their expressions changed, and they quickly retreated.

"Scatter! Don't get caught in the skill splash!"

"The Wild Wolf Gang is really crazy, all twenty of them are here!"

"Can Big Shot Lin hold out?"

"Nonsense, before, whoever touched him got crippled!"

"It's different this time, twenty people are attacking together!"

The crowd quickly cleared a large open space.

But no one left.

Everyone stood on the outskirts watching.

Some players climbed onto rocks to record.

Some hid behind trees to start a live stream.

Others transmitted real-time images into the channel.

For a moment, the earthen slope at the village entrance became the most bustling place in all of Luofeng Village.

Lin Zhe still stood in his original spot.

Coarse hemp clothes.

A calm expression.

At his feet were piles of supplies brought by the players.

As if nothing was happening.

But Xing Jianwan detected the killing intent immediately.

She looked up toward the village entrance.

When she saw the twenty members of the Wild Wolf Gang pressing in, her gaze instantly turned cold.

She gripped her staff tightly.

Fire elements danced slightly at the tip of the staff.

"They're here."

Lin Zhe gave a faint "Mm."

Xing Jianwan took a step forward, blocking him.

Her white mage robes fluttered in the wind.

Her voice was very cold.

"Wild Wolf, haven't you been beaten enough?"

Wild Wolf stopped his men twenty meters away. Seeing Xing Jianwan protecting Lin Zhe, his expression grew even darker.

"Xing Jianwan, I'll give you one chance."

"Get lost now."

"In a moment, swords and spears won't have eyes. Don't blame us for not showing tenderness to the fair sex."

Xing Jianwan raised her staff, a fireball already taking shape.

"You can try."

Wild Wolf grinned maliciously.

"I'll try then."

"One NPC and one woman, you really think you can suppress our Wild Wolf Gang?"

He raised his hand and pointed at Lin Zhe, his voice rising.

"Brothers, just one sentence today!"

"Hack this trash NPC to pieces!"

"Reclaim the buff zone!"

"Whoever takes down his health bar first, I'll reward with a piece of Green-tier equipment!"

The twenty gang members immediately raised their weapons.

"Hack him until he's deleted!"

"Reclaim the buff zone!"

"Long live the Wild Wolf Gang!"

A commotion broke out among the surrounding players.

The world channel scrolled even faster.

[It's starting, it's starting!]

[Wild Wolf Gang is preparing to move!]

[Xing Jianwan is blocking the front!]

[Lin Zhe hasn't moved yet. He's way too calm, isn't he?]

[This NPC really has prestige, the server's goddess is taking the hit for him.]

Xing Jianwan's brow furrowed slightly.

She knew Lin Zhe's shockback was powerful.

But with twenty people attacking at once, no one knew what would happen.

She didn't want to gamble.

Just as she was about to strike first, a hand lightly rested on her shoulder.

Xing Jianwan's body froze.

She turned her head.

Lin Zhe looked at her, his eyes calm, without the slightest hint of panic.

"Step back."

Two words, very soft.

Yet very steady.

Xing Jianwan looked at him, and her grip on the staff slowly loosened a bit.

"Are you sure?"

Lin Zhe nodded.

Xing Jianwan was silent for a moment before finally stepping back half a step behind him.

But her staff remained lit.

If anything went wrong, she would act immediately.

Seeing this, Wild Wolf laughed even more fiercely.

"Keep acting!"

"Keep on acting!"

"I'll see if you can still be this calm in a moment!"

He raised his longsword.

The twenty Wild Wolf Gang members simultaneously assumed their formations.

Warriors lowered their bodies.

Mages began channeling fireballs.

Archers drew their wooden bows.

The air suddenly tightened.

The surrounding players even lightened their breathing.

Wild Wolf stared at Lin Zhe and slowly began the countdown.

"Three!"

The comments on the world channel instantly halved.

Everyone was staring at the live stream.

"Two!"

Lin Zhe stood in place, the hem of his clothes fluttering in the wind.

His gaze remained indifferent, as if he were looking at a bunch of dishes that had served themselves up to the table.