Chapter 404 - 212: There’s Another Expert?
Chapter 404: Chapter 212: There’s Another Expert?
"Furthermore... concerning the situation in Lania City... proceed with Lord Elvis’s earlier suggestion. Issue an order for the surrounding cities to dispatch troops in support. We must bring this calamitous Goblin siege under control as quickly as possible and prevent a repeat of the tragedy from many years ago."
"Your Majesty is wise."
Elvis immediately gave a slight bow, and the other court officials echoed in agreement.
...
The Royal Court meeting concluded, and the decision was quickly passed down. Elvis, in turn, relayed the news to Flora via a message.
Upon receiving the news, Flora and Shaya immediately split up. Each headed to a different nearby city to assist the City Lords and their reinforcements in hurrying to Lania City with all possible speed.
However, moving an army takes time. Consequently, they did not manage to arrive on the first day of the Goblin assault on Lania City.
But by traveling day and night without rest, they finally arrived on the evening of the second day, just as Lania City was on the verge of total collapse.
Lin Mo’s spirits were instantly lifted as he saw the fiery red hair that had suddenly appeared on the battlefield.
’It’s Flora!’
"Miss Flora!"
He immediately waved to her and jogged over.
Flora heard the familiar voice and paused. Turning her head, she saw Lin Mo and was even more surprised. "It’s you! What are you doing in such a dangerous place?"
’In my memory, Lin Mo’s strength was pretty good, but wasn’t he just an Entry Level Professional?’
’If I recall correctly, when I left him in Auntie Beixila’s care and departed from Silver Stream City, wasn’t he only a Level 2 Warrior?’
’And he had only just started as a Mage a few days before that.’
’Although Flora clearly remembered his talent was astonishing—so much so that it had once left her feeling quite discouraged—and he must have grown much stronger since then... but still, so little time has passed. Even if he’s a complete monster, assuming the most outrageous scenario, he’d probably be a Level 5 Warrior and a Level 2 or Level 3 Mage at best, right?’
’That level of progress was already terrifying. Even the Empire’s top geniuses, with Royal Level resources poured into them, could only achieve so much in the same amount of time.’
’Of course, that level of strength certainly couldn’t be called weak. It’s just that on a battlefield this intense, it was still quite dangerous for him.’
’Oh well, we can talk later...’
Now was not the time for conversation. Flora didn’t press the matter, instead turning back to rejoin the battle.
Compared to Lin Mo, the destructive power this Elite Level Mage unleashed on the battlefield was clearly on another level entirely.
Moreover, not long after she arrived on the battlefield riding a Horned Eagle, a great commotion could be heard from the distance.
Lin Mo activated [Eagle Eye] and focused his gaze. In the distance, he could faintly make out a large contingent of troops rushing in their direction.
’The reinforcements are finally here!’
A heavy weight was lifted from Lin Mo’s heart. Now he could charge into battle without restraint and fight to his heart’s content.
’This is the perfect chance to grind Skill Level.’
Lin Mo immediately activated his [Shadow Splitting] skill, controlling both his main body and his Clone to slay enemies.
The Clone couldn’t use Skills. Furthermore, as [Shadow Splitting] was an Epic skill, the amount of Skill Level gained from its Clone killing Ordinary Goblins was quite limited. Therefore, Lin Mo simply sent his Clone to seek out higher-level targets within the Goblin Army.
Targets like Mutated Goblins, Quasi-Bronze, and Bronze Level Goblins.
Shortly after he first acquired this skill, his Clone would have struggled against an enemy like a Bronze Level Goblin, given Lin Mo’s Attributes at the time. But now, Lin Mo’s Panel Attributes were monstrously high. Even though his Clone only inherited 65% of his main body’s Attributes, dealing with such enemies was now a piece of cake.
Meanwhile, Lin Mo’s main body began using as many large area-of-effect Skills as possible to quickly clear out the surrounding Ordinary Goblins while grinding Skill Level.
The Mage Profession’s [Blizzard] and [Flame Linked Stars] and the Knight Profession’s [Earth-Splitting Strike] were all undoubtedly perfect choices for this.
[Taunt]!
Of course, having discovered a new way to combine the [Taunt] skill and tasted its benefits, Lin Mo began to use it more often to gather up monsters.
Once a sufficient number of Goblins had gathered around him, Lin Mo would cast [Blizzard] to wipe them out.
Piercing Ice Element materialized as countless hailstones, and the Goblins caught within the skill’s range fell row by row, like wheat before a scythe.
Fighting at the front, Flora felt this powerful surge of Ice Element and couldn’t help but look behind her in surprise.
"There’s such a powerful Ice Element Mage here in Roland Town?"
’How have I not encountered them before...?’
’Judging by the power of this Magic, it must be an Excellent Level skill. The Caster’s Magic Attribute must be very high, possibly even reaching the Elite Level!’
’But this is a good thing. Even when the relief army arrives, half of them will have to prioritize dealing with the Goblins that have already broken into Roland Town. The remaining half might not be enough to hold back the Goblin Army out here. After all, even though the order came from on high, the City Lords of those two cities would never send out all of their own Guards.’
’The forces from the two cities were split into four columns. The one she was leading only had about 1,000 soldiers in total.’
’The column heading directly for Lania City was the main force and slightly larger at around 3,000 soldiers, but the total number of Guards sent from both cities combined was still less than 6,000.’