Chapter 154: Undercurrents Surging

Very quickly, Ye Lin used his actions to demonstrate to everyone the significance of what he had done.

Ye Lin drew the bowstring again; at this moment, the distance between him and the burly man with the sideburns was within ten meters. Accompanied by a whistling sound, the Eight Desolations Sacred Silver Bow's "Truth-Shattering" skill was activated!

Almost instantly, that lion-headed great shield was pierced through as if it were a block of tofu!

"What?! This is impossible!"

The burly man with sideburns let out an incredulous cry. He knew exactly how strong his great shield's defense was; how could it be pierced through by a single arrow like this?

He wanted to say more, but soon he collapsed limply, because along with the great shield, his body had also been pierced through.

"Good chance, attack together!" the bespectacled man shouted. At this moment, Ye Lin was very close to them, and there was no way he could have a chance to draw his bowstring again.

Although two people were missing, with the eight of them attacking together, even a level 43 class-changer would have a high probability of being taken out in one wave.

But at this moment, a strange smile suddenly tugged at the corner of Ye Lin's mouth.

Following that, he swung the Eight Desolations Sacred Silver Bow in his hand as if it were a great blade, and the assassin class-changer who had charged the fastest was sent flying directly.

The sharpness at both ends of the bow, combined with Ye Lin's own immense strength, caused considerable destructive power.

A warrior class-changer, extremely confident in his own strength, swung his dual axes and smashed toward Ye Lin. Ye Lin did not retreat a single step, instead swinging the Eight Desolations Sacred Silver Bow to meet him.

With a crisp "clang" accompanied by the sound of metal clashing, the dual-axe-wielding class-changer was shaken into retreating repeatedly, his web between thumb and index finger bleeding profusely.

"Damn it, it's true his level is seven higher than mine, but for an archer to fight a melee with an axe-warrior like me, isn't this a bit too exaggerated?"

As soon as the words fell, Ye Lin had already charged up again, swinging his bow once more to send the opponent flying off the arena, blood spraying wildly.

The bespectacled man and the others were all startled by Ye Lin's melee ability. Just as they prepared to open up distance and throw skills at Ye Lin, they had barely increased the distance when Ye Lin drew his bow and nocked an arrow again, instantly taking one person out.

The masterpiece that Yin Xiang had poured his heart and blood into creating finally shone brilliantly at this moment!

The original ten-versus-one scene had turned into five-versus-one.

The remaining class-changers felt a sense of despair in their hearts. They couldn't win in melee, and when they opened up distance, the other party took them out one arrow at a time—how were they supposed to fight this?

"Not playing anymore, I'm leaving!"

The bespectacled man's expression was gloomy as he was the first to jump off the arena. To win against a monster like this just to get hired as a bodyguard—no matter how you calculated it, this deal wasn't worth it.

Seeing the bespectacled man take the lead in giving up, the remaining four had no reason to continue persisting, so they all admitted defeat and jumped off the arena.

Suddenly, only Ye Lin remained on the arena.

At this time, not far away, the father of Ji was also watching this side with his people. He nodded and praised.

"This young man is indeed not bad. Little Zhao, go bring him over."

"Yes, President Ji."

An employee in a suit and leather shoes walked out quickly, and soon Ye Lin was brought before the father of Ji.

The father of Ji looked Ye Lin over; a clear, honest look was revealed in the depths of Ye Lin's eyes.

"What is your name?" the father of Ji asked.

"My surname is Shi."

"Is it worth it whenever I meet you?" Ji Lingyu sang out from the side.

Ye Lin: "..."

"... i Lingyu, shut up!" The father of Ji scolded Ji Lingyu before continuing. "It's fine, you don't need to mind him. The person you are to protect isn't him either. Continue."

"My surname is Shi, called Shi Xing, level 43, and my class is an S-rank Hundred-Refined Hunter," Ye Lin blurted out nonsense.

The father of Ji nodded, then looked at the clone and asked.

"Ye Lin, do you think he is okay?"

"Uncle Ji, I cannot see," the clone pointed to his own hollow eye sockets. "You can just decide."

The father of Ji: "... lright then, let it be him. His strength is indeed very strong."

The father of Ji looked back at Ye Lin and asked.

"You should already know about the benefits and such, right? During your tenure, the equipment you need will be provided by my Ji Group. The annual salary is sixty million, settled every six months. There is social insurance and a housing fund, but there are no days off all year round. Can you accept this?"

"I can, I can start the job immediately!" Ye Lin nodded.

"Alright, Little Zhao, take him to handle the onboarding procedures," the father of Ji nodded.

After all the processes were completed, Ye Lin's original body finally succeeded in becoming the clone's personal bodyguard.

One thing that made him feel somewhat uncomfortable was that the person monitoring him in the dark still hadn't left.

With the improvement in his strength, that person monitoring in the dark could no longer hide from Ye Lin's eyes. As long as Ye Lin wanted to, he could drag him out at any time, but after thinking about it, Ye Lin still didn't want to alert the enemy.

Now, there was less than half a month left until the start of the Great Xia Academy, and he didn't plan to go make trouble again; he would just honestly wait for school to start.

Once school started and he went to the Great Xia Academy, he could openly and honestly get rid of the surveillance.

At the same time, on the wilderness plains outside Qingcheng.

Countless monsters began to gather at a speed visible to the naked eye, gradually forming a terrifying torrent of monsters.

If someone were able to look down from high in the sky at this moment, they would discover that the direction these monsters were converging was exactly toward Qingcheng!

Not far away, Xie Hong stood with his hands behind his back, watching this scene with a calm expression.

Behind Xie Hong knelt twelve mysterious people in black robes wearing zodiac masks.

"Has Xiaoxiao been sent back?" Xie Hong asked indifferently.

"The young lady has already arrived home safely, but my lord, is doing this... really okay? With Qingcheng's current strength, it is impossible to block so many monsters that we have lured here. Qingcheng has hundreds of thousands of civilians..." the person wearing the Dragon mask couldn't help but ask.

"Chen Long, are you questioning the lord's decision? Both Ling Ye and Guo Qin are from Qingcheng; Qingcheng must have their loved ones and friends. Destroying Qingcheng directly is the most effective way to force them to show themselves!" the person wearing the Rat mask said indifferently.

"That is not what I meant, it's just that there are many innocent people in Qingcheng..." Chen Long was interrupted again just as he started.

"Then do you have a better way to catch Ling Ye and Guo Qin?" the person wearing the Rat mask sneered.

"You still dare to speak? Wasn't that Guo Qin the one who slipped away right under your nose?" Chen Long shouted coldly.

"That was a mistake!"

"Don't blame the road for being uneven if you aren't capable! If you could catch Guo Qin, would I still need to be here saying these things today?"

"You!!!"

Seeing that the two were about to start a fight, Xie Hong finally spoke.

"Enough, stop arguing."

"It is merely a Qingcheng. When it comes to the Gate of Apocalypse, no matter how many people are sacrificed, it is worth it. If an Ancient Origin Artifact truly appears, it can only fall into the hands of my Xie family!"