192: Chapter 192 Void Knight
As for why the kin in front of him hadn't copied his combat power, Lin Fan knew the reason all too well...
His rank-measuring skill was always active, disguising him as a Rank 1.
Since his own rank wasn't high enough, the kin had instead copied the combat power of some Fifth-Order Mage.
This was a stroke of luck.
If a Tier 6 Saint Mage kin had appeared on the battlefield, things would have truly become problematic for Lin Fan.
Lin Fan deactivated the omniscient mask and turned his gaze back to the battlefield below.
Relying on magic equipment and powerful Spells, the mages fought against thousands of kin but were being pushed back step by step.
Once killed, the kin would simply resurrect immediately and continue their assault.
They either condensed elemental weapons or released Spells just like the mages.
Mage casualties were mounting rapidly as powerful kin rampaged everywhere.
Wei Yuan and the other Fifth-Order Mages each had to face several kin of the same rank alone.
Their only advantage was their magic equipment.
Even so, they could only barely hold their ground.
The other mages fared even worse; hundreds had already fallen, their corpses littering the wilderness.
Whoosh!
Lin Fan dove down like a rocket.
Boom!
He slammed into the ground, causing it to explode as spiderweb-like cracks spread outward.
Lin Fan landed right in the middle of a group of kin, all of whom emitted the aura of a Tier 3 Mage.
Not far away, a mage was surrounded and at his wit's end.
Both the mages and the kin were drawn by the massive commotion Lin Fan caused and turned to look.
Lin Fan had already deactivated his telekinesis, and his hand was clamped around the neck of the kin that had attacked him.
The kin struggled desperately but could not break free.
Lin Fan looked past the group of kin, his gaze falling upon the trapped mage.
The man was cornered in the angle between two collapsed buildings, with nowhere to run.
When he saw the man's face, a strange look flashed in Lin Fan's eyes behind the mask.
It was Yang Yong!
His face was covered in blood.
One arm was completely gone from the elbow down, exposing white bone; his clothes were soaked in blood, and his condition was wretched to the extreme.
It seemed Yang Yong had also personally experienced the immortal nature of these kin.
Upon seeing Mr. Chen.
Hope instantly ignited in Yang Yong's despairing eyes, and he screamed without regard for his image:
"Mr. Chen, save me!"
If he didn't ask for help now, he would be torn to shreds by these immortal demons!
But soon, Yang Yong noticed something was wrong.
Mr. Chen was clearly right in front of him, yet he showed no intention of taking action.
A few kin lunged at him, but he simply slapped them to death with a casual wave of his hand.
However, the kin immediately turned into light particles and resurrected, lunging again in a continuous cycle.
As for himself...
...he was still struggling on the brink of death under the siege of the kin.
Yang Yong's pupils constricted. Was Mr. Chen going to stand by and watch him die?
"Mr. Chen, please save me! If this continues, I'll die!"
Yang Yong cried out again, on the verge of despair.
No sooner had he spoken.
Mr. Chen's figure blurred and suddenly appeared before him; Yang Yong felt a wave of relief.
He thought Mr. Chen was finally going to take him away from this Hell.
But Mr. Chen's next words were like a bucket of ice water, dousing all his hopes.
"Are you sure you want me to save you?"
Yang Yong trembled all over and stumbled back.
"That voice... it's impossible!"
His face was full of terror as he muttered to himself, unwilling to believe it was true.
The next second.
Mr. Chen raised his hand and removed his mask.
Yang Yong saw the face behind the mask.
It was Lin Fan!
"No... impossible! How could it be you? How could you be Mr. Chen?!"
Yang Yong roared, his expression manic, nearly driven insane by the massive shock.
Lin Fan grinned and said:
"I knew it; you don't need my help. You're an excellent teacher, after all. I believe you can handle this yourself. I won't disturb you any further."
With that, his figure blurred and he appeared on top of a building not far away.
With a faint smile, he watched quietly.
He watched as the kin swarmed the heavily injured Yang Yong, piercing his body with elemental weapons and tearing him apart alive.
He listened as Yang Yong's agonizing screams gradually weakened until they vanished completely.
He watched his own teacher die with his own eyes, without the slightest guilt or reluctance in his heart.
On the contrary, after Yang Yong learned his true identity...
...that face full of despair and resentment made Lin Fan feel refreshed.
Just as Yang Yong was slain by the kin and Lin Fan was about to leave, his body suddenly froze in place.
"As expected, my perception wasn't wrong... the second one."
"The second System."
The voice was calm, yet it reached every corner of Baiyun City.
Everyone who heard these words felt as if their bodies were frozen by fear, unable to move.
Inside the hospital where Lin Fan's family was.
Qing Yu stared out the window with wide eyes, her arms trembling uncontrollably.
"Another monster!"
She screamed in her heart.
The pressure this voice exerted on her was exactly the same as when she first met Lin Fan.
On the suburban battlefield, both the kin and the mages were frozen in place.
Only Lin Fan could still move.
His previous hesitation was purely due to shock.
The owner of the voice actually knew of the System's existence...
This was supposed to be his exclusive secret!
What was even more shocking was that the other party's words indicated they had already sensed his System long ago.
And this wasn't the first time. There was also that phrase, "the second System."
"I'm not the only one with a System?"
Lin Fan's gaze darkened as he put his mask back on.
Just then, ripples appeared again in the space beside the Void Rift.
Like a stirred lake surface, it twisted and tore, and another Void Rift appeared!
The eyes of every mage present nearly popped out of their sockets.
Wei Yuan and the other Fifth-Order Mages felt as though the heavens were deliberately trying to wipe them out.
A single Void Rift was already a catastrophic disaster.
Two Void Rifts appearing at the same time was nothing short of a death sentence for everyone!
Lin Fan narrowed his eyes and watched.
After the second Void Rift formed, a large number of Void Kin did not swarm out; instead, a single figure slowly emerged.
When he saw that figure, Lin Fan looked surprised.
The figure had a humanoid body but was definitely not human, and its head was of a form Lin Fan had never seen before.
On the upper half of its face were two vertical pupils.
The lower half was just smooth skin.
Lin Fan even wondered how it managed to speak.
The figure was clad in a full set of silver armor, its humanoid arms covered by smooth vambraces, and it held a slender longsword in one hand.
After walking out of the Void Rift.
It hovered in the air, clearly possessing the ability to fly.
Its vertical pupils swept over the chaotic battle on the ground.
"Void Kin? Why are they here?"
The figure spoke again, its voice echoing throughout the city.
The moment the figure appeared.
Lin Fan used the omniscient mask to investigate it.
[Void Knight: Plane Guardian, Maintainer of Order.]
Lin Fan: "..."
That's it?
What use is this tiny bit of information?
He withdrew his gaze and looked back at the Void Knight in the sky.
The other party had clearly seen through the reason for the kin's appearance.
The Void Knight turned to look at the first Void Rift not far away.
"Die."
The Void Knight calmly uttered a single word.
The next second.
Explosions rang out one after another across the suburbs.
All the Void Kin instantly exploded into purple light particles, scattering into the air.