Chapter 1162: What are you thinking?

Lin An？」

His voice carried a hint of wariness.

Upon noticing Lin An's appearance, Wu Wen reacted instantly, hastily flying up into midair, ready to strike at any moment.

His muscles tensed throughout his body, spiritual energy mobilized.

Although he outwardly claimed to fear nothing from Lin An, as someone who had undergone the Third Level trial, how could he possibly not take it seriously?

Just seeing Lin An suddenly stop, as if searching for something, his heart couldn't help but tighten slightly.

Even if he stopped, it seemed the wildly arrogant Lin An was also worried that there were too many Awakened Ones in the settlement...

Lin An's approach speed was too fast.

After Lin An rushed over and then stopped, he couldn't immediately gauge the exact speed, only knowing it was surely faster than his own! If such speed didn't stop and launched a direct assault, the Third Level he had painstakingly gathered would likely suffer heavy casualties!

But it wasn't too surprising.

He wasn't good at speed to begin with, and having never seen a Third Level Intermediate before, he simply assumed Lin An's speed surpassed his own.

But others might not be!

As for his own strength, he possessed absolute confidence!

He would make Lin An personally witness how terrifying the outbreak is after casting reaches the Third Level!

They stood far apart, facing each other.

In the suddenly tense atmosphere, Wu Wen's mind raced. That Lin An could find this place actually surprised him a bit—after all, a thousand kilometers isn't a small range. Being able to find this, there's an eighty percent chance those Long An soldiers ran into trouble.

But it didn't matter anymore.

He had originally intended to lure Lin An over, and now directly wipe out the thorn in their warzone's side!

"Lin An, I didn't expect you to actually dare come over..."

He gave a playful smile.

Wu Wen stood with his hands behind his back, the right hand hidden behind him continually condensing strands of spiritual energy, ready to deliver a lethal blow to Lin An at any moment.

At the same time, the remaining ten Third Level Awakened Ones in the settlement all flew out, looking over with ill intent.

In the standoff, they faintly formed an encircling posture around Lin An.

His speech was extremely rapid.

Taking advantage of Lin An seeming to hesitate, Wu Wen swiftly used psychic transmission to secretly communicate with the other Third Levels.

"That kid's speed is very fast!"

"I'll find a way to hold him so he can't escape! You all set up space seals at any time! Don't attack for now!"

"Li Puyan! Prepare your control skills and wait for the right moment to lower his speed!"

"Otherwise, if he tries to flee, once he ambushes us during the insect swarm, it would be truly troublesome!"

Hearing Wu Wen's arrangements, everyone shuddered upon hearing it, all recognizing the importance.

But...

"Lord Wu Wen... we Third Levels who came this time only brought one Space Seal prop."

"The remaining three are with the later troops; if we don't have them..."

Space Seal props can be obtained in the prestige shop and system quests, but for these warzone folks they're still hard to come by. If it weren't targeting Lin An and making it easier to encircle other Awakened Ones with Blink, they wouldn't exchange for such a special single prop no matter what.

"One is enough!"

"I'll find a way to keep him from running!"

He coldly rebuked them, Wu Wen chuckled coldly inside. If Lin An simply ran, there'd be no way to keep him no matter what he said. But giving him such stupid preparation time would be embarrassing!

Fighting spirit surged.

Yet as they were eager to try, Wu Wen also harbored a faint doubt.

He kept trying to break through Lin An's bodily surface to probe this man's strength. But no matter how he sensed, he felt nothing abnormal. No abnormality—that itself was the greatest abnormality! Unlike other-system Awakened Ones with weaker perception, he was a bona fide will-type.

Could it be that Lin An's will attribute is on par with mine, or even higher?

Not having time to think much, in less than a second Wu Wen feared Lin An would flee outright, so he simply opened his mouth to provoke:

"How come?!"

"You Lin An also have times when you're afraid?!"

Ha-ha laughing, he slightly turned his head toward a corner of the gathering where the Long An members were. Seeing his eyes move slightly as a signal, several Second Level Awakened Ones directly dragged out the inhuman Long An members and burst into loud laughter:

"Take a look—is that the Lin An you've been talking about?!"

"Did you see it?!"

"Still hoping Lin An will save you and avenge you? I say the former world's number one is no more than this—he doesn't even dare to move a muscle!"

While speaking, those Second Levels, relying on their numbers, couldn't help but become excited all at once.

To be able to mock Lin An to his face—something only they dare do worldwide! Saying this out loud becomes their bragging capital!

"What about Lin An then?!"

"Back then he was so awesome, but now it's not the same as before!"

"Lin An, you didn't say eating Heavenly Eye People would cause a bug outbreak?! Where are the bugs?! Where are the bugs?!"

"Hahaha! You still think we'll fall for your trick?! You really think of yourself as a dish on a plate?!"

Hearing a bunch of Second Levels mocking Lin An, the several Long An members whose hands and feet had been broken glared with eyes about to crack, their bodies wildly struggling.

"Lin An... sir!"

One strained shout after another.

Unlike what others imagined—they would shout for Lin An to flee quickly—upon seeing Lin An, the Long An people felt a surge of rage and hope. Although they didn't know exactly how strong Lin An's actual power was, in Long An the name Lin An represents absolute invincibility, absolutely impossible to lose!

In the fervent atmosphere, they firmly believed that as long as Lin An appeared, any enemy would be mere chickens and dogs!

Slightly shifting his gaze, Wu Wen saw Lin An remain unmoved despite the successive taunts, and couldn't help but sneer.

Looks like this Lin An still has a bit of brains.

Knowing he was a three Fourth Rank intermediate, and with so many three Fourth Ranks present, he didn't dare to act rashly.

But how could he possibly let Lin An get away?

Although taking action now isn't exactly good for them either, after all he doesn't have full confidence in killing Lin An.

But as long as he can repel, even heavily wound Lin An, his reputation will reach an unprecedented level! It doesn't matter anymore—just use these three Fourth Ranks' lives to achieve himself.

Having thought this, Wu Wen arrogantly opened his mouth, his aura surged to the extreme. A force that overwhelms the entire arena's three Fourth Rank strength, unreservedly displayed:

「Lin An！」

「I give you a chance! One-on-one! 」

「I actually want to see, are you stronger or am I stronger! 」

「You've been thinking this long, are you afraid of me! 」

Just as his voice fell, Lin An, who had been silently watching beneath the mask, calmly spoke:

「I was just thinking. 」

「Kill them all, or keep a few. 」

「Afraid? 」

「Boom!! 」

In an instant, before Wu Wen could even feel a strong sense of unease, Lin An—who had been far away—suddenly appeared like a ghost before him.

A palm strike, the arcane power-formed towering hand, carrying boundless might, instantly clenched toward his body.

Bones exploded with sound.

Even without contacting the attack, merely the close contact with the aura erupting from Lin An made Wu Wen feel like an ant colliding with a Shen Yuan giant beast! The surrounding space seemed to twist in that instant, turning into a force of ten thousand tons that madly squeezed his limbs and even his five viscera and six bowels!

His originally arrogant expression instantly vanished, replaced by extreme fear.

I will die!!

I'm going to die!!

This aura! Why does it crush him by several dozen times!!