Chapter 240 - 159: Level 3 Knight, New Skill Earth-Splitting Strike
Chapter 240: Chapter 159: Level 3 Knight, New Skill Earth-Splitting Strike
That guy was cunning, hiding behind his own kin and changing positions every time he cast a Magic spell, preventing Landon from pinpointing his location.
But after a few exchanges, he’d more or less figured out the enemy’s pattern. Now that he had some intel, the pressure wasn’t as immense as before.
He even had enough spare energy to occasionally act, unleashing a Wind Blade Skill to effortlessly reap the lives of several Goblins and relieve some of the pressure on the other Adventurers.
But that was the extent of it.
He could no longer unleash the terrifying damage output of a Mage—a mobile turret—like he had before. Among all the Adventurers who had come, there were only four Mages in total. Two of them were just Level 2 Mages and couldn’t contribute much.
As for the last one... that was, of course, Lin Mo.
He was still weaving through the Goblin Archers, effortlessly reaping the lives of these Goblins.
The Level 4 Assassin had tried to attack him time and again, but Lin Mo was able to react in time on most occasions. This wasn’t just because his Agility Attribute was high, but also due to his combat experience.
After his special training with Shefilya, this Assassin before him seemed rather unimpressive.
’Oh, right. Speaking of which, where is Shefilya?’
’Logically, in a situation this dire, she should have made her move by now.’
Sure enough, just as Lin Mo was thinking this, a figure suddenly appeared at extreme speed and cleanly pierced a Goblin Assassin’s throat.
The next moment, she sidestepped an attack from the Goblin’s companion, spun around, and kicked it away. A sharp Flying Knife followed close behind, piercing its heart.
Lin Mo turned his head, his gaze meeting a pair of golden eyes.
Because she had to protect Feney, she couldn’t charge forward recklessly like Lin Mo and had to stay near the main group.
But this was more than enough. With Shefilya here, the situation on the front lines would quickly stabilize. Lin Mo could also stop rushing and deal with these Goblins step by step, according to his own plan.
Holding his Rock Shield, he initiated [Giant Shield Charge] one last time.
The few remaining Goblin Archers were finally and utterly wiped out by him. Although the other Assassins were doing the same, all of them combined had only taken care of less than half of the Archers. The vast majority of the rest were handled by Lin Mo alone.
This also earned him an absurdly large amount of Skill Proficiency once again.
His [Ice Crystal Fall] had only just reached Level 5, and now its proficiency was already at Lv5 (106/180).
His [Rock Shield Technique] also leveled up again, reaching Level 5.
"Skill [Rock Shield Technique] Lv4 (100/100) has leveled up!"
"Current Skill: [Rock Shield Technique] Lv5 (97/180)"
Meanwhile, [Giant Shield Charge], which was already at Level 5, leveled up directly to Level 6—the Max Level for this Excellent Level skill!
’Finally, I’ve maxed out another skill.’
"Skill [Giant Shield Charge] Lv5 (180/180) has leveled up!"
"Current Skill: [Giant Shield Charge] Lv6 (Max)"
"Gained attribute points: Constitution +2, Strength +1!"
"Automatically evolved into a New Skill—Earth-Splitting Strike!"
"Skill Comprehension: [Earth-Splitting Strike]! Constitution +3!"
The skill that [Giant Shield Charge] evolved into was named [Earth-Splitting Strike].
’It doesn’t sound like it’s very related to [Giant Shield Charge].’
Lin Mo took a moment to check it.
[Earth-Splitting Strike]: While holding a Heavy Shield, leap to a designated location and smash the ground, sending enemies within range flying and creating a shockwave that damages enemies in the surrounding area!
’Whoa, it looks like a rare area-of-effect skill for the Knight Profession.’
’Not bad, not bad...’
Of course, as an Excellent Level skill, just like the previous one, [Earth-Splitting Strike] also had different enhancement branches.
Please select an Evolutionary Direction—
Evolutionary Path 1: Concentration I: Enemies in the core area of Earth-Splitting Strike take an additional 20% damage.
Evolutionary Path 2: Crack I: The damage radius of the shockwave is increased by 30%.
’Which one should I choose?’
Lin Mo pondered this as he hurried back toward the main group.
The first evolutionary path increases the damage within the small core area, while the second expands the attack range of the shockwave.
After a moment of thought, Lin Mo ultimately chose Evolutionary Path 2.
It was a Knight Professional Skill, after all. Judging by the description, it probably had a long wind-up, making it unsuitable for single-target burst damage. It was better suited for clearing out mobs.
In that case, Evolutionary Path 1 seemed less necessary. Increasing the shockwave’s range, on the other hand, would likely make it much more comfortable to use.
But that wasn’t all!
In addition to the new skill, the total of 5 Constitution points gained from maxing a skill and then evolving it raised Lin Mo’s base Constitution from 27 to 32, meeting the requirements to advance to a Level 3 Knight.
"Promotion requirements met. Professional Knight (Lv2) advancing—Current Profession: Professional Knight (Lv3)."
"Gained Professional Attribute Amplification: Strength +1, Constitution +2, Agility +1!"
Just like the Warrior and Mage professions, the Knight Profession also received a total of 4 attribute points from the amplification at Level 3. However, only two of those points went to Constitution, with an additional 1 point in Strength and 1 in Agility.
For an ordinary Knight Professional, this helped to shore up their weaknesses somewhat.
Lin Mo didn’t have much time to read through all of this. He gave it a hurried glance before charging straight toward the most conspicuous figure on the battlefield: the Giant Goblin.
After taking care of the enemy Archers, and with Shefilya helping to deal with the Goblin Assassins, the pressure on the front lines lessened considerably.