13: Chapter 13 I haven't even touched anything, how come you're all gone?

"Two!"

Ye Lang's roar weighed down on the mound.

Twenty Wild Wolf Gang players raised their weapons simultaneously.

Warriors were in the front, their iron swords glinting coldly.

Mages were in the back, their fireballs already condensed to the size of fists.

Archers drew their wooden bows to full extension, arrows pointed directly at Lin Zhe's chest.

The surrounding onlookers all held their breath.

Xing Jianwan stood half a step behind Lin Zhe, the firelight on her staff flickering more urgently.

She was already prepared to strike.

If Lin Zhe's counter-shock couldn't hold, she would instantly kill the nearest warrior.

But Lin Zhe still didn't move.

A corner of his coarse linen clothes fluttered in the wind.

His gaze was indifferent.

It was as if those in front of him weren't twenty green-tier gear players, but twenty wild rabbits that had stumbled into him.

Staring at his appearance, the fire in Ye Lang's heart completely exploded.

"Still acting?"

"I'll see how you keep acting today!"

He swung his sword violently and roared hoarsely.

"One!"

"Kill him!"

Boom!

Twenty people moved at the same time.

The front row of six warriors charged up the mound in one step, iron swords slicing through the air, heading straight for Lin Zhe's head, chest, and shoulders.

The mages in the back row fired their fireballs in a volley.

Crimson fireballs smashed forward, accompanied by scorching heat waves.

The Archers' arrows also left their strings at the same time.

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!

Sword light, firelight, and arrow light almost submerged Lin Zhe entirely.

The onlookers' scalps tingled.

"They actually did it!"

"Twenty people attacking together!"

"Who in the Beginner Village can withstand this damage?"

"Xing Jianwan didn't even have time to act!"

A cruel sneer had already appeared on Ye Lang's face.

In his view, even if this wave didn't kill Lin Zhe, it would definitely shatter that damn Counter-shock Shield.

He was just a refugee NPC.

How dare he make the Wild Wolf Gang lose so much face?

The next second.

All the attacks landed simultaneously.

Clang!

It wasn't the sound of flesh being sliced open.

Instead, it was a thunderous sound like a heavenly bell being struck.

Golden light suddenly exploded from Lin Zhe's body!

Hum—

A pale gold Counter-shock Shield, ten times brighter than before, instantly expanded from around him.

The shield lasted only for a moment.

But it was like an absolutely unshakable wall of rules.

Twenty attacks smashed into it, failing to create even the slightest ripple.

Then, they all rebounded.

Boom!!!

Sword light surged back.

Fireballs exploded back along their original paths.

Arrows reflected outward at even greater speeds.

The six warriors charging at the front were hit head-on by the counter-shock force before the sneers could even fade from their faces.

"Ah—!"

Screams rang out simultaneously.

The six of them were sent flying as if struck by a battering ram, flying back five meters in unison and smashing heavily onto the ground.

Their health bars were emptied instantly.

A flash of white light.

They were gone.

The mages in the back row fared even worse.

The fireballs they had conjured exploded on their own faces, turning into a blur of firelight.

They only managed half a scream before their health bars hit zero.

The arrows the Archers had shot flew back, pinning themselves accurately into their chests.

One after another, they turned into white light.

Ye Lang was standing in the very center, still charging forward with his sword raised.

In the next instant, all the counter-shock forces merged into one and slammed violently into him.

Bang!

His entire body was sent flying, blood blooming from his chest, his eyes nearly popping out of their sockets.

His health bar plummeted from full to the bottom in an instant.

148.

80.

21.

0.

The ferocity on Ye Lang's face froze completely.

He only had time to roar out half a sentence.

"Impossible—"

Flash!

White light swallowed him.

In just one second.

Twenty Wild Wolf Gang players were wiped out.

The mound was terrifyingly quiet.

The Wild Wolf Gang, which had been shouting for blood just moments ago, was gone in the blink of an eye, leaving only a field of equipment, potions, and copper coins.

Several green longswords were stuck diagonally in the dirt.

A few bottles of Basic Health Potions rolled to Lin Zhe's feet.

A small pile of copper coins fell onto the yellow earth with a clatter, shining blindingly.

Lin Zhe stood in place.

From beginning to end, he hadn't even lifted a finger.

The corner of his clothes still swayed gently.

His health bar was full.

He was as steady as ever.

It was as if those twenty people hadn't come to kill him.

But had come specifically to deliver equipment to him.

Xing Jianwan gripped her staff, stunned for a moment.

She had originally thought this would be a hard fight.

At the very least, she would have to act to block a few mage skills.

And the result?

Lin Zhe didn't move.

The Wild Wolf Gang was gone.

She looked at the green gear scattered on the ground, then at Lin Zhe's profile; for the first time, an uncontrollable shock appeared in her eyes.

This man... no, this NPC, just how ridiculous was he?

The surrounding players finally came to their senses.

The next second, the entire mound erupted.

"Holy crap!!"

"All of them were one-shotted?"

"Twenty people! Gone in a second?"

"I thought they'd be fighting for a long time, but Big Shot Lin just stood there without moving!"

"The Wild Wolf Gang is pure fodder!"

"I didn't even see it clearly before everyone flew back to the resurrection point!"

"How is this a hidden boss? This is an immortal that you simply can't touch!"

Some people almost dropped their recording devices from their trembling hands.

Some had their mouths hanging open, unable to close them for a long time.

A few players who had just thought Lin Zhe might not be able to hold out felt their faces turn red.

They had overthought it.

Completely overthought it.

The twenty members of the Wild Wolf Gang attacking together didn't even have the qualification to test their damage against Lin Zhe.

The world channel was instantly flooded with messages.

[Holy crap! Did you see the Luofeng Village livestream? Twenty Wild Wolf Gang members were one-shotted!]

[Lin Zhe didn't move, he really didn't move! He just stood there and reflected twenty people to death!]

[I'm a witness, Ye Lang flew the furthest and died the fastest!]

[This refugee NPC absolutely cannot be messed with, whoever attacks him dies!]

[The Wild Wolf Gang's face must be completely smashed, right?]

[Hilarious, twenty people went to his door and dropped a field of equipment.]

[From now on, if anyone says Lin Zhe is an ordinary NPC, I'll be the first to disagree!]

Luofeng Village resurrection point.

White lights lit up one after another.

One by one, the twenty Wild Wolf Gang members appeared.

As soon as Ye Lang regained his vision, he found himself standing in the center of the resurrection point, one piece of equipment missing from his slot, and a chunk of copper coins gone from his backpack.

The surrounding players all looked at him in unison.

Some were holding back laughter.

Some just laughed out loud.

"Yo, the Wild Wolf Gang came back pretty fast."

"Didn't you go to kill the NPC?"

"How did you end up killing yourselves back here?"

Ye Lang's face turned from green to purple, his fists clenching until they creaked.

But he couldn't say a single word.

Because the scene just now had already shattered his courage.

Twenty people.

Full-power attacks.

The result was Lin Zhe being unscathed while they were all instantly killed.

How could they even fight?

On the mound.

Lin Zhe looked down at the equipment on the ground, his tone flat.

"Collect them."

Xing Jianwan snapped out of it and nodded gently.

"Okay."

She stepped forward, picking up the green gear, potions, and copper coins one by one, sorting them out.

None of the surrounding players dared to snatch anything.

Some even took the initiative to block others from getting close.

"Don't anyone reach out, this is the Wild Wolf Gang's tribute to Big Shot Lin."

"Whoever steals this is looking for trouble with Big Shot Lin."

"Are you kidding? I wouldn't dare even if I had ten times the courage."

Hearing this, the corner of Xing Jianwan's mouth twitched imperceptibly.

Tribute?

That was quite fitting.

Lin Zhe paid no mind to the discussions.

Because at that moment, a system notification sounded in his mind.

[Ding! Detected that the host has completed a large-scale player intimidation.]

[Intimidation value has reached the standard.]

[Current awe value of Luofeng Village players has significantly increased.]

[New permission unlocked: Monster Spawn Fine-tuning.]

[Permission range: 1000 meters around the host.]

[Fine-tunable content: Monster spawn level, spawn speed, aggro range.]

Lin Zhe's eyes flickered slightly.

Monster Spawn Fine-tuning.

Finally, some permission that could truly change the territory had arrived.

He looked up at the players outside the mound who were still in shock, awe, and frenzy.

At his feet, Xing Jianwan had just picked up the last copper coin.

In the direction of the distant resurrection point, the Wild Wolf Gang members had completely gone silent.

Lin Zhe withdrew his gaze, the system panel slowly unfolding before his eyes, the golden permission bar glowing slightly.