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Chapter 440 - 414: Public Enemy Number One

Chapter 440: Chapter 414: Public Enemy Number One

The mercenary who had fired the weapon sneered coldly and put away his weapon.

At Li Chen’s side, Yue’er almost cried out in shock when she saw the man shooting directly but fortunately, Li Chen quickly covered her mouth and shook his head.

Yue’er nodded her pale face and remained silent.

The people around them just watched the scene indifferently. The team of the mercenary who had died did not make a move, and everyone else remained silent.

Just then, suddenly, a figure burst out from the crowd, heading straight for the Golden Core in the center of the field!

All eyes were on him now.

It was Brian!

Brian’s eyes sparkled with determination. He knew the risks of making the first move but also realized the potential rewards—once he swallowed the Golden Core, what could the others do to him?

With the power of the Golden Core, Brian was confident he could handle everyone present.

However, the moment Brian made his move, several others did as well. They didn’t plan to give Brian that chance, charging towards the Golden Core together.

Apollo was one; the Man in the Black Robe from the Dark Council was another, and several others charged as well.

Similarly, some chose not to act, like Brahma.

The mechanisms in the hall were activated again—various Hidden arrows, flames, sharp gears, and huge rocks from above, all targeted them anew.

Brian was surrounded by a faint Qi Force, the incoming arrows were simply waved off with a flick of his hand, and he dodged the other mechanisms effortlessly.

Although not as formidable as Brian, the Man in the Black Robe was also agile, handling the mechanisms with ease and not getting hurt at all.

Those who did not move could only watch as the others approached the Golden Core.

Finally, Brian got closer to the Golden Core. A smile appeared on his face as he reached out to grab it, but suddenly, a cold snort sounded next to him. A powerful Palm Force hit his not yet clenched hand, sending the Golden Core flying out.

The Man in the Black Robe who followed closely, caught the Golden Core, but just as he was about to secure it, he felt a Qi Force attacking from behind.

He quickly dodged, but the Golden Core fell towards the ground, prompting several others to charge again.

Outside the hall, people watched as several experts, amidst mechanisms and Hidden arrows, made dazzling moves to snatch the Golden Core, never keeping it in their hands for more than a second.

It was only for a second that the Golden Core slipped away again, entering the melee for its possession.

The mechanisms eventually subsided; the experts from Blood Blade Team exchanged glances and then joined the fray, as did the frenzied Mercenary Teams.

Initially cautious, there was no longer any fear, as everyone around them had joined the fray for the Golden Core!

Seeing the hall’s mechanisms exhausted, smaller Mercenary Teams swarmed towards the Golden Core!

Naturally, there were more confrontations between them.

"Fuck, dare to compete with me? I’ll fucking kill you!" a mercenary shouted, pulling out his weapon and firing directly at the group ahead!

"Ah!"

Screams erupted, but others were not easy targets, and they retaliated immediately. In no time, the scene became dangerously chaotic, as if they had entered a free-for-all massacre!

Insanity!

Sheer insanity!

Even for the Main God, it was not possible to forcibly intervene in the craziness engulfing the mercenaries.

Brian and the Man in the Black Robe were still fighting, continuously clashing palms, their Qi Force bursting fiercely, causing the Golden Core to be flung into the distance at that moment.

Both of them were startled and rushed towards the Golden Core, with Apollo moving even faster, but the crowd had already gone mad.

"A Golden Core, a Golden Core is coming our way!"

"Damn it, the Golden Core is mine, let’s see who dares to compete with me!"

The crowd had completely lost it, and upon seeing the Golden Core approach, they all wanted to grab it. Immediately, a few of them jumped up, but before they could touch the Golden Core, someone knocked them down.

Li Chen observed the messy scene, took a deep breath, and said to Lin Yi, "Just stay here, don’t go over there, they won’t bother you."

Lin Yi hummed in response, "Be careful."

Up to now, Lin Yi still did not know Li Chen’s identity. She learned a bit from Shadow when she was kidnapped last time, but for Lin Yi, she didn’t need to know; she just hoped Li Chen would be safe.

Li Chen nodded and looked at Yue’er, who also nodded back nervously.

In the chaotic scene, no one paid attention to Li Chen, as everyone was focused on the Golden Core.

The Ghost King and his people were also somewhat frantic.

"I didn’t expect there to be a Golden Core in this relic, a Golden Core from ancient times!" The Ghost King was excited, too. He knew the effects of this item were unbelievable, revolutionary. It was said that even Emperor Qin Shi Huang, in the ancient days of Qin, sent Xu Fu to Japan in order to refine such a Golden Core.

Who wouldn’t want such an item?

The Golden Core landed among the crowd, and they all went crazy.

"Mine!"

"Quick, search!"

Shouts echoed, and the faces of Brian and several Main Gods turned dark. How could one find the Golden Core in a crowd like this?

"I found it, it’s mine, haha!"

As one person shouted, he immediately received three hundred sixty-degrees of uninterrupted attention. Before he could finish his words, a hole appeared in his chest, and the yet unsecured Golden Core was thrown up into the air again.

Brahma stood still, watching this scene unmoved, his facial expression unchanged, as this was all within his expectations.

His plan was even crazier; though this Golden Core was precious, what if it compared to a person made up of Golden Cores?

Or say, if a person swallowed enough Golden Cores, and their entire body’s flesh had the effects of Golden Cores, then eating this person would definitely have the same effect!

This Golden Core was just the trigger!

Li Chen, like a fish swimming through the crowd, quickly reached the platform in front, looking at several stones placed on it, suppressing the wild joy in his heart!

You all fight for that Golden Core, these hidden Golden Cores are mine!

At that moment, a fierce melee had already erupted over there. The Golden Core changed hands several times and finally landed in Apollo’s hands, but before Apollo could secure it, the Man in Black Robe and Brian’s attack arrived.

Consequently, the Golden Core flew out again, under everyone’s gaze, tracing a perfect parabolic path and heading straight towards the original platform.

Everyone was stunned, and so were Apollo and the others because, by the platform, a person had already positioned himself, and the flying Golden Core, coincidentally or not, landed exactly where it was initially placed!

That is, on that platform. And at that moment, Li Chen’s hand reached out, then grabbed it, and upon lifting it to look, it was indeed the Golden Core everyone had been fighting over!

Holy shit!

Li Chen was also startled internally, a silence fell over the scene, but an ominous feeling began to grow inside Li Chen.

This Golden Core is a hot potato; whoever holds it becomes public enemy number one!