Chapter 338 - 192: The Wonderful Uses of Flash (Part 2)
Chapter 338: Chapter 192: The Wonderful Uses of Flash (Part 2)
To be on the safe side, he naturally activated [Resilience] first, then added [Frost Guardian] on top of it.
Immediately after, Lin Mo suddenly activated [Invisibility] and vanished, causing his opponent to lose its target.
The Assassin Goblin’s attack missed, and it looked around in bewilderment.
The next moment, a scorching heat radiated from behind. The Goblin reacted quickly, but just as it was about to dodge, a long spear composed of raging flames pierced straight through its body.
[Flash] Skill Level +30
[Flaming Spear] Skill Level +30
The Assassin Goblin, whose body was a mix of grayish-green with a hint of silver, wore a confused expression, completely unable to understand what had just happened.
’He’d clearly felt the Flaming Spear was still some distance away. With his speed, he should have had a chance to try and dodge it.’
’Why did it suddenly...’
A satisfied smile appeared on Lin Mo’s face.
’As expected, [Flash] can be combined with other skills.’
Previously, Lin Mo had preferred to use [Invisibility] in combination with Physical System skills like [Blood Qi Blade] or [Sword Charge Strike] for assassinations.
The reason he didn’t use Magic was that while [Invisibility] could hide his physical body, it couldn’t conceal the Elements that resonated with his spells.
Therefore, using Magic was tantamount to revealing his position, defeating the purpose of being invisible.
But now, with the help of [Flash], a Space Magic skill that helped him close the distance, some of his Magic could also be used for surprise attacks.
However, since he couldn’t use Double Casting, he had to fully cast the [Flaming Spear] skill first before he could take it with him when he used [Flash].
This was why the opponent had a window of time to react.
In most cases, however, it was useless even if they did react. The gap-closing power of [Flash] was just too absurd. One moment, he was several meters away; the next, the spell had already landed squarely.
Lin Mo glanced at the Goblin, which now had a huge, molten hole burned through its body as it collapsed to the ground, dead. A hint of surprise crossed his face.
’Judging by the Skill Level I received, its Threat Level was actually Level 5?’
’And it didn’t look like a pure Bronze Level Goblin... It was probably like those Quasi-Bronze Goblins. This thing was a Quasi-Silver Level Goblin, a tier higher in bloodline.’
Neither [Flash] nor [Flaming Spear] had gained any Skill Level before; they were both at Level One. So, after receiving 30 Skill Level points, they both jumped directly to Level 3.
"Skill [Flash] Lv1 (10/10) has leveled up!"
"Skill [Flash] Lv2 (20/20) has leveled up!"
"Current Skill: [Flash] Lv3 (0/40)"
"Skill [Flaming Spear] Lv1 (10/10) has leveled up!"
"Skill [Flaming Spear] Lv2 (20/20) has leveled up!"
"Current Skill: [Flaming Spear] Lv3 (0/40)"
Skills were relatively easy to level up in their early stages, before they reached the Epic grade.
’If I kill two more monsters, these two skills will reach Level 4, and I’ll get attribute points and my second Evolutionary Path choice.’
Just as he was thinking this, Lin Mo’s eyes lit up. He activated [Invisibility] again and charged toward a Bronze Goblin that was around Level Four.
He quickly reached the Bronze Goblin but didn’t attack as he usually would. Instead, with a sudden thought...
The next moment, the scenery before the Bronze Goblin shifted rapidly. The one standing before it was no longer Lin Mo’s real body, but his Clone.
Immediately after, a booming explosion erupted. Without a doubt, the Bronze Goblin, along with many nearby Ordinary Goblins and a few Goblin Guards, was blown to smithereens.
[Shadow Splitting] Skill Level +37!
Meanwhile, Lin Mo had appeared where his Clone had been. A particularly massive Giant Goblin was swinging a heavy hammer, bringing it down on Lin Mo’s head.
A cold smirk touched Lin Mo’s lips. He brandished his Steel Splitting Sword and met the attack head-on, completely unafraid.
A look of glee appeared on the Giant Goblin’s face. Throughout the battle so far, this human had been as slippery as an eel, dodging all over the place and never daring to face it head-on.
Now, he finally couldn’t run. The Goblin could almost see its heavy hammer crushing the human’s skull, blood and brains splattering everywhere.
However, the moment its hammer clashed with the sword, an immense force transmitted from the blade shocked it back to reality.
With a look of disbelief on its face, the Giant Goblin staggered back two steps.
’Was it my imagination? How did this human suddenly get so much stronger?’
This Giant Goblin was indeed strong; its Threat Level was 5.
Lin Mo’s Clone alone, even with Self-Destruction, might not have been enough to defeat it. Coincidentally, Lin Mo had just spotted a Level 4 Bronze Goblin nearby. So, he decided to switch places with his Clone, using its Self-Destruction to eliminate the Bronze Goblin while his real body teleported over to deal with this big one.
[Sword Storing and Continuous Slash]!
Lin Mo didn’t care whether his opponent was surprised or not. He immediately unleashed a [Sword Storing and Continuous Slash]. Though it was cast instantly, the three sharp streams of Sword Qi still made the Giant Goblin break out in a cold sweat.
It hastily dodged one, but Lin Mo had chosen his angle perfectly. By dodging the first, it had no time to evade the remaining two.
The Giant Goblin could only brace itself and swing its heavy hammer to block them.
It was indeed quite strong and actually managed to block both streams of Sword Qi.
However, the Giant Goblin had to use all its strength to do so. Lin Mo seized the opportunity—the brief moment when its old strength was spent and new strength had yet to be mustered—to strike again.
He charged the Giant Goblin at incredible speed. The creature gritted its teeth, preparing to force a block with its hammer. Even if a hasty block wouldn’t be very effective, it was better than being killed instantly.
However, just like before, as Lin Mo was about to reach the Giant Goblin, and just as the creature swung its hammer at the perfect angle to intercept his trajectory...
...Lin Mo’s figure suddenly vanished for an instant, only to reappear directly in front of the Giant Goblin.
[Sword Charge Strike]!
Taking advantage of the opening created as the Giant Goblin dealt with his previous attack, Lin Mo unleashed a fully charged [Sword Charge Strike].
Seven streams of Sword Qi burst forth, merging into one as they effortlessly sliced the Giant Goblin in half at the waist.
"This is amazing. Truly amazing!"
A look of pleasant surprise lit up Lin Mo’s face. Just as he had theorized, the [Flash] skill was incredibly useful.
Especially when the opponent was unaware of it, creating a crucial information gap.
A sudden surprise attack with [Flash] was absolutely lethal to opponents who were weaker than or of similar strength to him.
[Flash] Skill Level +30!
[Sword Charge Strike] Skill Level +30!
’In that case, I should conserve the rest of my Magic Power for casting [Flash].’
It was as he always said: killing more Ordinary Goblins wouldn’t change the overall tide of battle. Lin Mo’s most important task was to deal with the enemies the common soldiers couldn’t handle.
So, as much as he wanted to use [Blizzard] to grind its Skill Level, he had to set that idea aside for the sake of the bigger picture.
After all, his Magic Power was severely depleted from the successive rounds of magical bombardment at the start of the battle.
Of course, he still had some trump cards left for when they were truly needed...
Lin Mo glanced at the Ring on his finger and threw himself back into the fight.
Just as they had anticipated before the battle, the numbers of Ordinary Goblins, as well as powerful foes like the Mutated Goblins, Goblin Guards, Bronze Goblins, and Giant Goblins, all far exceeded Chairman Vick’s initial intelligence.
After all, while the Secret Realm was the Goblins’ main base, not all of them had been hiding there.
Just as Lin Mo was continuing his search for Bronze Goblins and Giant Goblins to assassinate...
The Goblins, who had been charging forward numbly to their deaths, suddenly became frenzied, as if they had been injected with stimulants.
’What’s happening?’
Lin Mo, of course, noticed the change. The Goblins around him had suddenly become much more aggressive. They were attacking him like madmen, wildly swinging their weapons.
’Could it be...’