The third and fourth Guards charged at him together, one slashing with a blade and the other thrusting with a sword.
Lin Taichu dodged from side to side, evading both attacks. Then, seizing an opening, he kicked the third guard in the knee, forcing him to his knees.
Lin Taichu followed up with a palm strike to the fourth guard's chest. The guard staggered back several steps and crashed into a nearby stall, sending its goods scattering across the ground.
Ollie stood to the side, his expression growing darker and darker. He had not expected Lin Taichu to be such a capable fighter. More than a dozen Guards had failed to take him down quickly.
"Put some effort into it!" Ollie shouted. "Whoever wounds him will be rewarded with a hundred pearls!"
Hearing there was a reward, the Guards attacked even more fiercely. Five of them charged at once, surrounding Lin Taichu in the middle as their weapons continuously struck at him.
Lin Taichu could only keep dodging, counterattacking now and then, but he had no way to truly injure the Guards.
He had expended a great deal of internal energy in his earlier battle against the Sea-Splitting Beast and had yet to fully recover. Facing so many Guards now, he soon began to feel exhausted.
One guard seized the chance and swung his blade at Lin Taichu's back.
Unable to dodge, Lin Taichu could only block it with the bracer on his wrist. With a clang, the blue protective barrier on the bracer flashed, knocking the blade away. Even so, the impact sent Lin Taichu stumbling forward several steps.
Another guard took advantage of the opening and thrust a spear at him. Lin Taichu twisted aside, and the spear pierced the ground. Just as he was about to counterattack,