Chapter 353 - 198: The Dogs Are Really Going to Turn on Each Other?
Chapter 353: Chapter 198: The Dogs Are Really Going to Turn on Each Other?
"Promotion requirements met. Professional Ranger (Level 4) has advanced to Professional Ranger (Level 5)."
"Received Professional Attribute Amplification: Strength +1, Agility +4, Constitution +1!"
"Promotion requirements met. Professional Assassin (Level 4) has advanced to Professional Assassin (Level 5)."
"Received Professional Attribute Amplification: Strength +1, Agility +4, Constitution +1!"
Once his Agility Attribute met the requirements for Level 5, Lin Mo’s Assassin and Ranger Professions both advanced. This granted him another 12 additional points from Attribute Amplification.
Lin Mo had lost count of how many times his Attributes had increased during this battle...
Moreover, as each of his Professions leveled up, the advantages of being multi-classed became increasingly apparent. Now, even setting aside his versatility, Lin Mo’s Main Attribute for any single Profession far exceeded that of other Professionals at the same Level.
After all, he also received some corresponding Attribute Amplification when his other Professions were promoted.
For instance, when he had just advanced his Ranger and Assassin, the two promotions combined had also given him two points of Strength and two points of Physique Attribute.
It didn’t seem like much, but the bonuses were substantial when accumulated across all his Professions.
At the rear of the battlefield, the Goblin Army was in full retreat... one could even say they were scrambling to escape.
The Goblins in the rear could still retreat, but it wasn’t so easy for those who had penetrated deep into the battlefield to leave.
The Guards and Adventurers on the front line who were still in good shape seized the advantage, relentlessly cutting down the Goblins.
Commander Joel grew excited, shouting his commands, "Brothers, charge! Do they think they can come and go from Silver Stream City as they please? Since they dared to invade, they’ll leave their lives behind!"
Lin Mo joined the main force in pursuit for a while, helping to annihilate the Goblins who couldn’t retreat in time.
They pursued them nearly to the midpoint of the battlefield. At this point, Commander Joel finally began to calm down. The Goblins had most likely only abandoned their attack because they couldn’t break through, had suffered heavy losses, and the Undead Creatures had withdrawn.
But this didn’t mean the Goblins were no longer a threat. In fact, even counting the thousands they had just hunted down, the Goblins they’d killed throughout the entire battle only accounted for about one-sixth or one-seventh of the total force.
There was a limit to how much you could press an advantage. Push them too hard, and a cornered beast might do something desperate, which would benefit no one.
They regrouped...
The battle had raged from dusk until nearly dawn, and both Guards and Adventurers were utterly exhausted. A few who were still in decent shape remained to guard the defensive line against a Goblin counterattack, while the rest quickly withdrew to safety to rest.
As freelance Adventurers, people like Lin Mo didn’t need to remain at the defensive line. He took Ali and Feney and headed straight back to the city.
The battle had lasted too long, and he had faced a multitude of opponents, including some truly powerful ones. Lin Mo himself was almost completely spent and was in dire need of a good rest.
First, they took the still-unconscious Feney to the City Lord’s Mansion. Shefilya saw Feney to her room, carefully changed her into pajamas, and tucked her into bed before following Lin Mo back to the manor.
Due to the special circumstances, Lena was still working overtime at the Adventurer’s Association and hadn’t returned. Shefilya hastily prepared some breakfast. After the three of them had a quick bite, they each retired to their own rooms to rest.
Lin Mo was so exhausted he couldn’t even be bothered to bathe. He simply cast "Clear Stream Technique" on himself, dried off with a wisp of Fire Element, and collapsed onto his bed.
He was asleep the moment he hit the sheets...
He slept straight through until the afternoon.
When Lin Mo opened his eyes, the afternoon sun was bright, yet the room was dim. He turned his head and saw that the curtains, which he had forgotten to draw before falling asleep, had been closed by someone.
He scanned the dim room, but it was empty. He didn’t see a certain petite figure.
’Strange...’
Lin Mo scratched his head in confusion. He could have sworn he felt someone watching him just a moment ago.
’Did she hide? No, that can’t be it.’
’Shefilya had never deliberately hidden her presence from him before.’
’Although, with her Level and power, he certainly wouldn’t be able to detect her if she tried.’
Shaking his head, Lin Mo got out of bed, only to freeze in surprise.
He’d been so exhausted earlier that he’d passed out without changing. But now, he was wearing pajamas.
’It was like having a secret benefactor...’
A faint smile touched Lin Mo’s lips. He was certain now that he hadn’t just been imagining things earlier.
He had no intention of exposing her, though. He simply left the room.
In a corner of the dim room, Shefilya was crouched, her arms wrapped around her knees, staring blankly at the floor for a long time.
’Why did I suddenly hide?’
’She wasn’t even sure herself. It was as if she was afraid he’d wake up and find her staring at him.’
’Why would she feel that way? In the past, she would have met his gaze expressionlessly until he was the one to look away awkwardly.’
’But now, she felt something... subtle.’
’It was an indescribable feeling—strange, yet it made her heart flutter...’