"Ride!" Watching the bandits closing in from behind, Lin Chen felt a sense of urgency and spurred his horse to move faster.

He was no match for the native riders who spent their lives on horseback, especially since he was carrying both himself and Xia Lu on the horse.

"Chase them!" The bandit leader, with a grim smile, commanded his two hundred Hungry Wolf bandits, who thundered across the land, causing it to tremble fiercely.

"Incessant waves of scorching flames, endless and relentless, Barrage of Fireballs!" Sitting on horseback, Xia Lu, seeing the bandits drawing closer, raised her wand and chanted a spell, unleashing a series of basketball-sized fireballs at the lead bandit.

"Boom!" The bandit leader, however, easily deflected the fireballs with his axe, belittling Xia Lu's magic. After all, a level 29 magician was no match for a level 46 bandit leader.

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"Get them!" The bandit leader commanded, his troops closing in to about fifty meters.

"Unstable Potion." Seeing the bandits getting closer, Lin Chen threw another Unstable Potion, aiming it directly at the bandit leader.

"What's this?" The bandit leader, noticing the potion, was initially confused but then remembered the earlier explosion and, in panic, activated his energy shield, yelling a warning to his men.

The explosion was massive, killing dozens of bandits instantly and severely injuring others. The bandit leader, despite being level 46, was only heavily wounded due to his energy shield, but looked horrific with blood and tattered clothes.

"Damn it! How many of those does he have?" The bandit leader cursed, realizing the potency of Lin Chen's potions.

"What should we do?" The remaining bandits hesitated, afraid to approach Lin Chen.

"Ropa! Shoot that man! Can you do it?" The bandit leader, filled with hate and caution, turned to a level 39 archer.

"I'll try!" The archer nodded, aiming three arrows at Lin Chen, imbued with a chilling killing intent.

"Want to kill me?" Lin Chen, sensing the intent to kill, coldly took out a golden potion from his bag.

"Ironclad Guard Potion (Legendary): Instantly increases physical defense by 3800 points for 10 minutes, cooldown 36000 seconds."

"Damn it! Even if it's a waste, it's just a potion! I'll have more chances to make them later!" Despite the reluctance to use such a valuable potion in this situation, Lin Chen drank it, enhancing his defense significantly.

The legendary potion was meant for a major boss battle, and Lin Chen had not expected to use it in such a circumstance.