The demon commander's collapse caused a stir among the ten thousand races' coalition.
Seeing the opportunity, Lin Zhan quickly said to his companions, "Xiao Jin, Xiao Hei, give these brats a few rounds, aim for where the most people are."
The little ones were more than happy to kick an opponent when they were down. Xiao Jin and Xiao Hei immediately moved to the edge of the forest, assumed their Xuanwu formation, and unleashed a rapid barrage at the coalition's main camp.
The coalition forces were all busy tending to the demon commander and vying for leadership, with everyone gathered together.
Xiao Jin and Xiao Hei's rapid-fire barrage of five consecutive shots, aimed directly at the densest part of the crowd, tore through the ranks.
Immediately, over three hundred demons in the center were eliminated. The great Demon Commander, one of the three supreme commanders of the ten thousand races' coalition, happened to be right in the middle of the five Xuanwu cannon blasts.
With a flash of lightning, the Demon Commander met his end, becoming another casualty in Lin Zhan's campaign. Thus, all three supreme commanders of the coalition were cluelessly dispatched by Lin Zhan.
The remaining coalition warriors' eyes turned bloodshot and frenzied. They had sworn an oath before entering the battlefield.
If their commanders were alive, they only had to defeat the commanders. If the commanders were dead, they would be executed even if they survived.
Since death was inevitable, they decided to take down the human culprit first. The hatred the coalition forces bore for Lin Zhan was so intense they wished they could devour him alive.
Thus, disregarding the possibility of hidden bombs in the forest, they rushed towards Lin Zhan in a chaotic swarm. Even the aerial units of the coalition, unable to fly due to the dense forest, folded their wings and joined the ground assault.
Lin Zhan and his companions stared blankly at the charging coalition forces. "Holy crap, did you two blow up their ancestral graves? They're really trying to kill me!"
"Boss, stop looking and let's go! I'll carry you, hurry up!" Xiao Jin anxiously shouted at Lin Zhan, who was lost in thought.
Hearing Xiao Jin's words, Lin Zhan once again activated soul fusion, recalled his companions, and leaped onto Xiao Jin. Simultaneously, he initiated origin sharing, continuously transferring his physical attributes and energy to Xiao Jin.
Pythons are incredibly swift in forests, let alone a golden dragon python that had been boosted.
Xiao Jin, dragging its massive body, moved rapidly through the jungle, weaving between trees.
The coalition forces, seeing the giant python and thinking of the punishment they would face if they failed, gritted their teeth and pursued Xiao Jin with bloodshot eyes.
Lin Zhan glanced back at the pursuing coalition forces and took out the repeating crossbow that Yu Longyan had left him from his combat bracelet. With a flourish, Lin Zhan, riding backward on Xiao Jin, held the crossbow in one hand and began to pick off the pursuers.
The repeating crossbow's damage was not immediately fatal to some of the stronger coalition members, while the weaker ones had yet to catch up.
Lin Zhan could only rely on the hand crossbow to harass the pursuers. After all, a few unlucky shots were still enough to kill.
Xiao Jin, carrying Lin Zhan, darted through minefields 1 and 2, and the continuous explosions further reduced the coalition's numbers by hundreds.
"Boss, mines 1 and 2 have all exploded. Should we head to number 4?" Xiao Jin transmitted as it fled.
Lin Zhan pondered for a moment and transmitted back, "Wait, Xiao Jin, no rush. We only have number 4 left. It doesn't matter much if these front ones explode or not. We can handle these thousand or so people with a bit of effort. The main concern is the three thousand-plus winged ones behind us. If we don't eliminate these flyers this time, we'll be in grave danger."
And so, with the continuous origin sharing from his companions and Lin Zhan, Xiao Jin began a marathon chase with the remaining coalition forces.
Slowly, Xiao Jin led the remnants of the coalition forces to the location of mine number 4. Within its blast radius, it began to circle with the coalition.
Seeing the coalition forces tightly pursuing them, Xiao Jin transmitted to Lin Zhan, "Boss, what do we do now? These guys are too close. We don't have a chance to escape. If number 4 explodes, we'll all be in trouble."
Lin Zhan carefully observed the coalition forces and noticed that some flying units were still relentlessly pursuing the man and snake, even to the point of frothing at the mouth.
He then called out to the system, "System, stop napping, business is here."
"Welcome, host. This system offers products at excellent prices, with honest dealings. Please make your selection."
Lin Zhan urgently said to the system, "Stop dawdling. Who doesn't know who here? Get me something that can block vision and disorient targets."
"Yes, aphrodisiac smoke bombs. One platinum crystal core each. How many do you want?"
"Quickly, give me a hundred. Charge it to my account. I'll ask for more if it's not enough. If you're any later, I'll be cut to pieces."
The system, sensing Lin Zhan's urgent situation, without further ado, exchanged one hundred aphrodisiac smoke bombs for Lin Zhan.
Having received the smoke bombs, Lin Zhan turned and shouted at the still pursuing coalition forces, "Holy crap, you beasts, are you this desperate? We don't have any deep-seated hatred, why chase me relentlessly? Look at those guys, they're spitting foam, and if they keep running, their lungs will burst."
Before Lin Zhan finished speaking, a coalition soldier, foaming at the mouth and rolling his eyes, let out a "噗" and spat out bloody internal organs.
The entire scene instantly fell silent. Lin Zhan stopped running, the coalition forces stopped chasing, and everyone turned to look at the unfortunate soldier who had burst his lungs.
Lin Zhan muttered to himself, "Holy crap, my mouth is blessed. Whatever I say, happens."
He then noticed that the coalition forces' attention was focused on the soldier who had burst his lungs. He immediately recalled Xiao Jin, threw all one hundred smoke bombs into the midst of the pursuing coalition forces, and then summoned Xiao Ji.
He leaped onto Xiao Ji, and with it, flew vertically into the sky, quickly heading towards the great river.
Sensing that the coalition forces were affected by the aphrodisiac smoke bombs and were lunging at their comrades with red eyes, Lin Zhan took out the jade token for detonating mine number 4.
He sighed, "I am actually a peace-loving, kind person, but the people of this world force me."
Then, he crushed the detonating jade token for mine number 4.
With a deafening roar, the ten thousand races retreated from the battlefield. It was the familiar sight, the familiar method, the familiar mushroom cloud rising unhurriedly.
The tearing of space, the overflowing elements, and the immense destructive power radiated outward from the center of the explosion, turning the entire blast zone into barren wasteland once again.