63: Blocked respawn point

On the other end of the communicator, Iron Wall's usually simple voice was now filled with unprecedented anxiety and rage. Every word was like a heavy hammer, fiercely pounding on Lin Mo's nerves, which had just slightly relaxed due to the massive wealth.

...They leaked your spawn point!

Boom!

Lin Mo's pupils contracted to the extreme in an instant. The warmth that had just risen from the nearly five million deposited into his account was instantly replaced by a bone-chilling coldness.

The spawn point!

In *epoch*, every player is randomly assigned a fixed resurrection point within a main city when creating a character.

This location is strictly private; no one knows it except the player themselves.

It is both the haven where a player respawns after death and their most fatal weakness!

Once the resurrection point is exposed, it means the enemy can gather massive forces to carry out endless, relentless encirclement and slaughter when you are at your weakest!

This tactic is extremely despicable, yet incredibly effective!

It can fundamentally destroy a player's gaming experience, forcing them to delete their account and start over.

"Mad Dragon... Overlord..."

Lin Mo slowly chewed on those two names, the temperature in his eyes cooling down inch by inch until it finally transformed into a bottomless, dark, icy abyss.

He knew this was the most frantic and vicious counterattack the opponents could launch after Luo Li had cut off their real-world threats.

They intended to completely erase him from the world of *epoch*!

"Great God, where are you right now? Don't return to the city! They've stationed people at every single resurrection point in the City of Glory, just waiting for you to come back and die!"

Iron Wall's voice was full of worry, "A few trustworthy brothers and I are trying to figure something out, but they have too many people, we can't break through at all!"

"I'm fine. You and the brothers need to stay safe, don't expose yourselves, and definitely don't clash with them."

Lin Mo's voice was unexpectedly calm.

The more critical the moment, the calmer his mind became.

Anger solves nothing; only absolute rationality can tear open a path to survival in a desperate situation.

"But..."

"Listen to me." Lin Mo's tone was beyond doubt. "Send me your location, then stand by and wait for my instructions."

After ending the communication with Iron Wall, Lin Mo did not impulsively rush back to the City of Glory.

He took a deep breath and opened the official *epoch* forum.

Sure enough, the forum homepage was already dominated by a blood-red, pinned hot post—

[Shocking Leak! Godslayer 'Lin Mo's' Spawn Point Coordinates Revealed! Mad Dragon and Overlord Guilds besiege the city with 100,000 troops, vowing to slaughter him back to Level Zero!]

The content of the post was extremely inflammatory and mocking, and the poster was none other than Raging Dragon Howls to Heaven, who he had previously killed until he begged for mercy.

In the post, Raging Dragon Howls to Heaven not only published precise coordinates located in the Artisan District of the City of Glory but also attached an edited video clip.

In the video, tens of thousands of players bearing the "Mad Dragon" and "Overlord" insignias were like a highly disciplined army, completely surrounding the Resurrection Temple in the entire Artisan District. That airtight human wall was enough to suffocate any player with trypophobia on the spot.

"Lin Mo! You coward who only hides in the shadows! If you have the guts, come back! I'll let you know today what happens when you offend Mad Dragon!"

"A one-man calamity? Bah! Today, I'll let you see what a true calamity of human numbers looks like!"

"Brothers, keep your spirits up! As long as he dares to resurrect, kill him instantly! Don't even give him a chance to step out of the resurrection halo!"

In the video, Raging Dragon Howls to Heaven and Overlord Mad Saber stood together, shouting frantically at the camera, their smug, villainous expressions utterly repulsive.

Meanwhile, the comment section below the post had already exploded.

"Holy crap! Can't handle it? Blocking the spawn point just because they can't win? What a disgrace to the major guilds!"

"What does the person above know? This is called strategy! You have to use unconventional methods against a bug like Lin Mo!"

"That's too vicious! How deep must this grudge be? One hundred thousand troops blocking one person—this scale is unprecedented, right?"

"Feeling sorry for God Lin for a second. Did he just reach the peak of God Slaying only to fall from grace?"

"Hard to say, God Lin is cunning. Maybe he won't return to the city at all, leaving them to wait in vain."

"Impossible! His main quests and class mentor are all in the City of Glory. If he doesn't return, it means giving up everything!"

"Also, don't forget the 72-hour Weakness Period. Right now, he's a tiger with its teeth pulled!"

All kinds of voices—discussion, mockery, worry, and schadenfreude—intertwined on the forum, forming a sea of noise.

Lin Mo closed the forum without expression.

All the information pointed to the worst possible scenario.

The enemy had set up an inescapable net and timed it precisely for his weakest moment.

This was an open scheme, a death trap forcing him to jump in.

He was silent for a moment, glancing at the [Gaze of the Ancient Poison God] blueprint he had just acquired in his backpack, and then sensing the string of fate-changing numbers in his account.

A cold, sharp curve slowly lifted at the corner of his mouth.

They want me to delete my account?

They want to erase me from this world?

Then let's see who will be completely buried!

He stood up, pushed open the door, and the figure shrouded in a cloak walked straight toward the teleportation array in Sunset City without the slightest hesitation.

Target—City of Glory!

... Light flashed, and the familiar, magnificent city once again came into view.

Lin Mo did not choose to teleport near any resurrection point, but instead chose the South Gate, the furthest point from the Artisan District, as his landing spot.

As soon as he stepped out of the teleportation array, he immediately sensed the unusual tension in the air.

Players on the street were rushing about, everyone discussing the same thing, their eyes constantly glancing toward the Artisan District, their faces filled with excitement and curiosity.

"Hurry, hurry! I heard Great God Lin Mo is coming back! The battle of the century is about to start!"

"Go, go, go! If we arrive late, there won't even be standing room left!"

Countless players who loved a good spectacle flocked toward the Artisan District from all directions, like sharks smelling blood.

Lin Mo pulled his cloak further over his head, suppressing his presence to the extreme, blending into the reverse flow of the crowd like a ghost.

He was not in a hurry to rush to his death. Instead, relying on his familiarity with the City of Glory's terrain, he silently used Stealth to reach a clock tower only a hundred meters away from the Artisan District Resurrection Temple.

This was the best vantage point.

When he looked down at the scene from the clock tower window, even though he was mentally prepared, his heart still couldn't help but sink heavily.

As far as the eye could see, there was only a sea of people!

The dense crowd formed a massive, airtight circular cordon centered around the Resurrection Temple.

Flashing blades, shimmering spells, and magical brilliance illuminated the area as bright as day.

The innermost layer of the cordon was composed entirely of heavily armored Shield Warriors. Their shields were linked together, forming a great steel wall that completely blocked the entrance to the Temple.

The middle layer consisted of countless mages and Archers standing ready. Their staffs and arrows had already locked onto the Resurrection Temple's only exit.

Should any figure appear from inside, they would be met with a devastating saturation attack.

On the outermost perimeter were countless Assassins and Rogues, who prowled around like hunting dogs, searching for any suspicious targets that might approach.

This was no longer a simple blockade; this was a death cage meticulously crafted just for him!

Lin Mo's gaze, like the coldest blade, slowly swept across the crowd.

He saw Raging Dragon Howls to Heaven and Overlord Mad Saber standing at the very front, full of vigor, and saw the ferocious and smug smiles on their faces.

He could even imagine the extent of their ecstatic joy once he appeared at the spawn point.

"It seems I can't avoid this hurdle today."

Lin Mo muttered to himself.

He knew he had to die once.

Only death could send him back to the resurrection point that the enemy had firmly locked down.

And only by returning there could he truly begin his... plan to break the deadlock!

Although the Endless Poison Source was sealed, he was not entirely without the ability to fight back.

The professional skills of Shadow of Deadly Poison were still active, the terrifying attributes of the demon gods fang were still active, and the powerful control of the queens eye was still active!

Furthermore, the Epic-grade skill book he had just acquired—Deadly Poison Mist—was quietly lying in his backpack!

Taking a deep breath, Lin Mo stopped concealing his tracks.

He leaped down from the clock tower, landing silently in the alleyway behind, like a black falcon.

Then, he deactivated Stealth and brazenly walked toward the cordon.

"Who is that person? How bold, daring to walk closer?"

"Wait! His equipment... looks familiar!"

Lin Mo's appearance immediately caught the attention of the scouts on the periphery.

"Stop right there! This area has been claimed by the Mad Dragon and Overlord Guilds. Uninvolved persons, get lost immediately!"

A Rogue player stepped forward and shouted sternly.

Lin Mo raised his head, his eyes beneath the cloak calmly observing him.

The next second, he moved!

Without any unnecessary words, the legendary grade dagger, the demon gods fang, in his hand transformed into a pitch-black bolt of lightning, instantly slashing through the air!

Shadow Strike!

-28,450!

A shocking critical damage number floated above the Rogue's head.

The Rogue, still basking in his own imposing authority, didn't even have time to let out a cry before turning into a flash of white light, dying on the spot with a look of utter astonishment.

Instant kill!

"It's Lin Mo! He's here!"

"Holy crap! It really is him! He actually dared to come!"

After a brief moment of silence, the crowd instantly erupted!

"Quick! Notify the Guild Leaders! The target has appeared!"

A shrill alarm sounded across the sky, and the entire cordon, like a war machine instantly activated, began to operate frantically!

Countless murderous gazes instantly locked onto Lin Mo!

"Lin Mo! You really have guts!"

"Attack! Kill him! Drown him in bodies!"

The voices of Raging Dragon Howls to Heaven and Overlord Mad Saber became sharp and distorted due to extreme excitement.

In an instant, the ground shook violently!

Tens of thousands of players surged forward frantically from all directions toward Lin Mo's solitary figure, like a burst flood.

Fireballs, ice arrows, wind blades... countless skills blotted out the sky and sun, coloring the sky above Lin Mo's head in various hues!

Facing this apocalyptic scene, there was not the slightest trace of fear on Lin Mo's face.

He simply stood there quietly, allowing the torrent of skills, enough to level a mountain, to completely swallow his figure.

-15,842!

-21,550!

-18,974!

... A dense string of damage numbers cascaded over his head like a waterfall.

His health bar was completely emptied almost instantly.

[Notification: You have died.]

The cold system notification sounded in his ear.

This was the first time since his rebirth that he had tasted death.

His vision plunged into darkness, only to reignite moments later.

When Lin Mo opened his eyes again, he was already inside the familiar yet cold Resurrection Temple in the Artisan District.

Outside the Temple, the noise was deafening, and killing intent soared into the sky.

He could clearly see countless greedy and ferocious eyes staring intently at him, as if they were watching a corpse about to be devoured.

He was now a prisoner in a cage.