Sin Beast Siege, the event begins!

After receiving Lin Xiao's approval, Lin An returned to the city lord's residence to prepare.

He prepared some pills, defensive treasures, and lifesaving measures for himself.

After all, everything in the residence's treasury was his to take.

With all these treasures on me, even if I really encounter a gold realm Sin Beast, I can at least buy some time even if I'm no match for it, Lin An thought.

Of course, these treasures were not his greatest source of confidence.

His greatest source of confidence was still his father, the city lord, Lin Xiao, a gold ninth grade expert.

Besides, this Sin Beast siege posed little threat to Shenglin City in the first place. There was hardly any danger.

Once he had finished preparing, Lin An returned to the eastern city gate.

He could not determine exactly when the Sin Beast siege would begin, so he could only wait for now.

That very night, once midnight passed, the date became October 1, 3214 of the Sin Abyss calendar.

The cultivation ranking rewards were settled once again.

As usual, Lin An chose attribute points and received 1,000 of them.

Another two days passed peacefully.

There was no movement from the Sin Beasts either, though their numbers increased somewhat, reaching around 180,000 in total.

It should be starting soon, Lin An thought.

According to the garrison scouts' investigations, fewer and fewer Sin Beasts were arriving. In another two days at most, the Sin Beasts would begin their assault.

And that was indeed the case.

October 4, at noon.

Roar, roar, roar...

Roars rang out from the previously peaceful horde of Sin Beasts several thousand meters away.

Immediately afterward, all the Sin Beasts went berserk and charged toward Shenglin City.

The Sin Beast siege had officially begun.

The garrison, which had been monitoring the Sin Beasts' movements all along, naturally noticed this.

Lin Xiao, the city lord, personally oversaw the defense, while Feng Shan, the garrison commander, began directing the troops to meet the attacking Sin Beasts.

Every soldier wore a grave expression, already prepared to fight the Sin Beasts.

Meanwhile, as the Sin Beasts began moving, an interface popped up before Lin An's eyes.

[Shenglin City is about to come under attack by Sin Beasts. Players, please join the battle, repel the Sin Beasts, and protect Shenglin City.]

[The Sin Beast Siege Event has begun.]

[During this event, players can earn points by killing Sin Beasts. After the event ends, points can be used to redeem treasures in the event shop.]

[Points earned for killing Sin Beasts of different cultivation grades are as follows: black iron first grade: 1 point, black iron second grade: 2 points... and so on.

Bronze first grade: 10 points, bronze second grade: 20 points... and so on.

Silver first grade: 100 points, silver second grade: 200 points... and so on.

Gold first grade: 1,000 points, gold second grade: 2,000 points... and so on.]

A smile appeared on Lin An's face as he looked at the event interface that had popped up.

Originally, he had only wanted to see whether there would be a Sin Beast siege event. He had not expected an event to take place even with him as the only player.

In his previous life, he had participated in only one Sin Beast Siege Event, and Shenglin City had fallen outright that time.

But this time would be different.

Not only would Shenglin City not fall, but with no other players competing with him, he would rake in a vast number of points.

With that thought, Lin An looked toward a black line in the distance.

Those were the Sin Beasts racing toward them. At a glance, they formed a dense, dark mass that seemed to stretch without end.

The eastern city gate had the most Sin Beasts. Of the 180,000 Sin Beasts, 100,000 were here.

"Young master, please let me accompany you." Qian Hai appeared beside Lin An. He already knew Lin An intended to leave the city to hunt Sin Beasts.

Lin An smiled. "No need, Elder Qian. Keep an eye out for any gold realm Sin Beasts that might appear."

Are you kidding? You're a gold realm big shot. If you make a move, won't the Sin Beasts fall in droves?

How would I rake in all those points then?

"Young master, I..."

Qian Hai wanted to say more, but Lin An waved a hand, a long saber appearing in his grip. "Elder Qian, I'm off."

With that, Lin An shot straight off the city wall like an arrow.

The soldiers on the wall were all stunned.

"Look! Who's that? He actually left the city!"

"Who's got that much nerve? Is he going to charge into the Sin Beast horde?"

"That's... the young city lord? What's going on? What is he trying to do?"

"..."

Many soldiers looked astonished once they recognized Lin An's figure.

"City Lord, the young city lord has left the city."

Commander Feng Shan's expression changed as well, and he hurried over to report to Lin Xiao.

"That brat. He left the city without even giving his father a heads-up."

Lin Xiao said, "Pass down my orders. All troops are to prepare for battle."

Feng Shan paused. Had the city lord known all along that the young city lord would leave the city?

But there were a full 100,000 Sin Beasts outside, with gold realm Sin Beasts lurking among them.

Although the young city lord was an extraordinary genius and already a silver ninth grade expert, surely he would eventually exhaust his strength against so many Sin Beasts.

"Then the young city lord..." Feng Shan hesitated before asking.

"Don't worry. He has his own methods."

Lin Xiao shook his head as he spoke.

Feng Shan said no more and hurried to relay the orders.

Lin Xiao also stepped up to the edge of the battlements. His eyes narrowed as he watched Lin An's retreating figure, ready to rescue him at any moment.

Meanwhile, after shooting off the wall, Lin An did not fall to the ground. Instead, he rode the wind, using his brief time aloft to rapidly approach the charging Sin Beast horde.

When he was less than a thousand meters from the horde, Lin An landed.

Watching the charging Sin Beasts, Lin An remained calm. He tore a strip of cloth from his clothing and tightly bound his right hand to his saber's hilt.

His aura erupted as well, and he quietly awaited the approaching Sin Beasts.

On the city wall, every soldier's eyes widened as they watched that lone figure a thousand meters away.

"What is the young city lord doing? Does he intend to stop these Sin Beasts all by himself?"

"How is that possible? There are 100,000 Sin Beasts! If each one spat once, wouldn't that be enough to drown him?"

"Where's the city lord? Is he just going to watch the young city lord fool around?"

"I did hear that the young city lord surrounded and killed over ten thousand Sin Beasts single-handedly in the Spirit Realm. Could he be doing that again...?"

"Do you think that's possible? Forget killing that many Sin Beasts. It would be impressive if he could last even a minute in that horde."

"..."

As the soldiers watched Lin An's back in the distance, none of them believed he could survive the onslaught of so many Sin Beasts.

Doing this was simply courting death.

A hundred thousand Sin Beasts thundered toward him, their surging momentum seeming ready to tear heaven and earth apart.

Every Sin Beast radiated a chilling aura. The fierce winds stirred up by their charge howled with deafening force.

From afar, this black tide looked like the arrival of the apocalypse, sending chills down one's spine.

Standing in the distance, Lin An kept his eyes fixed on the army of Sin Beasts sweeping toward him like a tidal wave.