"Bang! Bang! Bang!" Three sharp arrows, wrapped in wind power, struck Lin Chen fiercely. Xia Lu gasped in horror, and even the bandit leader sneered, confident in the attack of the level 38 archer. However, to everyone's shock, the arrows simply fell to the ground upon hitting Lin Chen, unable to penetrate his skin due to his immense 3800-point physical defense.
"What! Impossible!" The archer, most shocked, couldn't believe his eyes. Even a fourth-tier defensive beast would have taken some damage from his arrows, but Lin Chen seemed unharmed.
In disbelief, the archer unleashed his "Shatter Star Arrow," a skill he rarely used. The arrow, coated in a faint silver light, zoomed towards Lin Chen's neck with a stunning speed and precision, but to no avail – it fell harmlessly to the ground, just like the previous ones.
"Let's go!" Taking advantage of their shock, Lin Chen quickly grabbed Xia Lu and sprinted towards a nearby forest, about a thousand meters away. Knowing that they wouldn't harm Xia Lu, and with ten minutes of invincibility thanks to the potion, he felt confident about reaching the forest.
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Xia Lu, stunned by Lin Chen's defense, realized it was due to the golden potion he consumed. She urged him to escape alone, but Lin Chen refused, determined to save her. He picked her up and threw the last Unstable Potion behind him, causing another massive explosion.
"Chase!" The bandit leader, enraged and desperate, ordered a chase. However, Xia Lu stumbled and twisted her ankle. Lin Chen regretted his oversight – she was a fragile magician, after all.
"No! Leave me and run!" Xia Lu cried, but Lin Chen was resolute. He scooped her up and, amidst another explosion created by three high-concentration gas potions, urged Xia Lu to cast a fireball in the direction of the explosion.
The resulting inferno, fueled by the gas, created a massive firewall, halting the bandits in their tracks. Lin Chen, with a cold laugh, realized the potency of the gas – not just explosive, but highly flammable. He then carried Xia Lu into the forest, escaping the bandits' pursuit.
"Ding, you have started the Twin-Star difficulty mission 'Escape'." The system's notification rang in Lin Chen's mind as he ran into the forest, carrying Xia Lu in his arms.