27: Chapter 27 One Against Five

The four people behind Commander Leí Héng also laughed.

"Kid, do you know who our leader is?"

Wang Lin ignored him and just looked at Commander Leí Héng.

"I know, a LV3 Blade God."

"With two Level 2s and two Level 1s by his side."

"And you still dare to come alone?"

Wang Lin did not answer.

He just raised his hand.

Blue flames ignited in his palm, six Wind Blades formed at his sides, and dark red patterns emerged beneath his skin.

Three powers appeared simultaneously.

Commander Leí Héng's smile froze.

The expressions of the four people behind him also changed.

"This is..." a Level 1 Calamity murmured.

Commander Leí Héng stared at Wang Lin, a look of seriousness appearing in his eyes for the first time.

"Interesting. So that's how that trash Zhou Lie died."

"Come on, let me see how well you can fight."

He gripped his long blade tightly and slowly assumed a combat stance.

Wang Lin stood in the center of the passage, a dozen-meter-deep canyon behind him and five people in front.

Commander Leí Héng was at the very front.

The four people behind him spread out; the two Level 2 Awakened took the left and right, while the two Level 1 Calamities blocked the gaps in the stone walls on both sides.

Five people, five directions.

There was no way out.

Wang Lin looked at them and suddenly smiled.

The smile was faint, yet it made the hearts of the people opposite him tighten inexplicably.

"What are you laughing at?"

"Laughing at your caution," Wang Lin said. "Five against one, and you still set up a formation."

Commander Leí Héng also laughed.

"Better safe than sorry."

"That trash Zhou Lie died at your hands because he was too arrogant."

"But I am different."

Before his voice faded, he moved.

Fast.

Shockingly fast.

Wang Lin only saw a flash of the blade tearing through the mist, slashing straight at his face.

He didn't even have time to dodge, only able to instinctively sidestep.

The blade grazed his shoulder, slicing off a piece of his clothing.

A burning pain came from his shoulder, leaving a bloody gash deep enough to see the bone.

If not for that sidestep just now, this blade would have split his head open.

Wang Lin gritted his teeth and struck out with his palm, blue flames rushing straight at Commander Leí Héng's face.

Commander Leí Héng retracted his blade, sidestepped, and swung again; the flames were scattered by a single strike.

Wang Lin's pupils contracted.

His flames had been scattered by a single blade strike.

Commander Leí Héng didn't give him a chance to catch his breath; the second strike had already arrived.

This time it was faster.

Wang Lin tried his best to dodge, but the blade grazed his waist, leaving another bloody gash.

"Is that all? A LV2 flame, and you dare to come kill me?"

The four people behind him also moved.

The Level 2 Awakened on the left was an Ice Element, Sequence 058.

He waved his hands, and the surrounding mist instantly condensed; a dozen ice spikes shot out from all directions, sealing off Wang Lin's retreat.

Ice Element is a branch of the Water Element; although not as flexible as pure Water Element, it has stronger lethality.

The Level 2 Awakened on the right flashed and disappeared from the spot; it was a Speed type, even faster than Zhou Lie.

The two Level 1 Calamities transformed simultaneously; one sprouted bone spurs all over its body, and the other's skin turned rock-gray, flanking him from both sides.

Five people, attacking at the same time.

Wang Lin had no way out.

And he didn't intend to retreat.

Wind Blades shot out from his sides, meeting the ice spikes.

The ice spikes and Wind Blades collided in mid-air, shattering into ice dust.

But he didn't block them all.

An ice spike pierced through the interception of the Wind Blades and shot into his shoulder.

Wang Lin let out a muffled groan, his body swaying.

In that instant, the Speed type Awakened was already in front of him, the short blade in its hand stabbing straight at his throat.

Wang Lin didn't have time to dodge.

But he didn't dodge.

He just raised his hand and grabbed the short blade.

The blade pierced his palm, and blood dripped down through his fingers.

He didn't let go; instead, he gripped it tighter.

The Speed type Awakened was stunned.

It had never seen such a person, someone who would grab a blade with their hand.

The next second, Wang Lin's other hand had already smashed into its face.

Bang!

The punch landed solidly, the person's face directly caved in, and it went flying sideways, crashed into the stone wall, slid down, and stopped moving.

Commander Leí Héng's eyes narrowed.

He had seen it.

The power of that punch was abnormal; it wasn't power a normal person should have.

Wang Lin shook the blood off his hand and looked at Commander Leí Héng.

The wound on his shoulder was still bleeding, and the blade wound on his palm was deep enough to see the bone, but there was no expression on his face.

"Four more to go," he said.

Commander Leí Héng laughed.

For the first time, there was a bit of seriousness in that smile.

"Kill him," he said.

The remaining three—the Ice Element Awakened, the Bone Spur Calamity, and the Stone Skin Calamity—pounced at the same time.

Commander Leí Héng did not move.

He just stood in the back, watching.

He was waiting.

Waiting for Wang Lin to reveal a flaw.

The Bone Spur Calamity rushed in first, the bone spurs on its ten fingers like ten daggers, stabbing wildly.

Wang Lin sidestepped, blue flames ignited on his fist, and he smashed a punch into the opponent's chest.

The Bone Spur Calamity let out a muffled groan and retreated a few steps; the bone spurs on its chest were smashed and broken, but it didn't die.

Its defense was stronger than imagined.

The Stone Skin Calamity seized the opportunity to pounce, reaching out to grab Wang Lin with both hands.

Once grabbed by it, the immense strength of that stone skin could crush a person to death.

Wang Lin didn't take it head-on; he tapped his feet and floated two meters back, thanks to the enhancement of his Wind Element ability.

The Stone Skin Calamity missed its target and stumbled a step.

The Ice Element Awakened seized the opportunity to attack, another dozen ice spikes shooting over like a torrential rain.

Its technique for controlling the ice spikes was very experienced; some shot straight, some in arcs, and some even slid along the ground, hugging the soil, making them impossible to guard against.

Wang Lin's Wind Blades met them, but this time he didn't fight head-on.

While using Wind Blades to intercept the ice spikes, he retreated, moving deeper into the mountain pass.

The Bone Spur Calamity and the Stone Skin Calamity chased after him.

Commander Leí Héng still did not move.

He just held his blade, following behind unhurriedly.

He was waiting.

Waiting for Wang Lin to become exhausted, waiting for Wang Lin to make a mistake, waiting for Wang Lin to be forced into a dead end, and then killing him with one strike.

This was an open scheme.

Commander Leí Héng used three people to wear him down, while he waited in the back to reap the rewards.

But Wang Lin had to deal with these three first.

Retreat.

Retreat again.

Behind him was already the end of the pass; any further back would be the stone wall.

Wang Lin stopped his steps.

The Bone Spur Calamity and the Stone Skin Calamity caught up, and the Ice Element Awakened was preparing the next wave of attacks in the back.

Three people, three directions.

Wang Lin took a deep breath.

Then he no longer retreated.

He charged straight at the Bone Spur Calamity.

The Bone Spur Calamity sneered, and the bone spurs on its ten fingers stabbed out simultaneously.

Wang Lin didn't dodge.

He just raised his hand, letting those bone spurs pierce into his arms, shoulders, and chest...

At the same time, his hands wrapped around the Bone Spur Calamity's head.

The Bone Spur Calamity was stunned.

It looked down and saw Wang Lin's eyes.

Those eyes were very calm, as calm as a pool of stagnant water.

"You..."

Before it could finish speaking, Wang Lin's head changed.

His skin unfolded like flower petals, revealing the scarlet flesh inside.

That face instantly turned into a giant mouth like a flower bud.

Then that giant mouth opened.

And bit down.