Chapter 114: I

The three girls exchanged glances, each seeing the same exasperation in the others' eyes.

So…

This guy actually fell asleep just now?

Han Meng's face was filled with disbelief as she pointed at Lin Mo:

"Wait… Lin Mo, that was a Thunder-Fire fusion! I heard it's more painful than giving birth!"

"You… you actually fell asleep? And you slept well?"

"I was so worried something would happen to you, I kept casting healing spells on you!"

Lin Mo rubbed his eyes, listened to Han Meng's complaint, and suddenly understood.

"Oh? So you were casting healing spells on me? No wonder… I dreamed I was getting a top-tier SPA."

Lin Mo said this with sincere awe, then stretched lazily, his bones cracking with a series of sharp pops.

Han Meng: "…"

She puffed out her cheeks in anger, "I worked my butt off acting as your nurse, and you treat me like a technician?"

At that moment,

Han Mengyao stepped forward and interrupted her younger sister's complaint.

She fixed her gaze on Lin Mo, her tone carrying a hint of anticipation:

"Lin Mo, have you mastered the combo technique?"

Lin Mo didn't drag it out; he gave a light nod:

"Yeah, I got it."

"Lucky me—it's an AoE skill called 【Thunder Yan ·Infernal Judgment】."

"…"

Upon hearing the skill's name, Han Mengyao froze.

"Thunder Yan … Infernal Judgment?"

Her voice grew dry.

"What's wrong, big sister?"

Han Meng, watching her sister's expression, asked curiously: "Is this skill… really that strong?"

Han Mengyao turned to her younger sister and let out a bitter laugh:

"Strong?"

"Those two words aren't enough to describe this move."

Han Mengyao steadied her stunned emotions and explained:

"There are plenty of Thunder-Fire combo techniques, but this one's power ranks just below the Thunder-Fire combo forbidden spell."

"Whoa…"

At these words, the other two girls gasped in unison.

They all knew what "forbidden spell" meant.

To be just below a combo forbidden spell—this alone revealed how devastating the technique was!

Han Mengyao continued:

"Remember what our senior, Gu, said? There's a trial at the start of term—we'll fight 200 second-year students."

"Even though those upperclassmen are way higher level—thirty or forty levels above us."

"But with this skill, plus your buffs, and Lin Mo's Elemental Body…"

"Just this one move alone will clear the entire field."

Han Meng covered her mouth in shock:

"That strong? No way… so Lin Mo's gonna be able to walk around campus like a god from now on?"

Even the usually quiet Chu Lingxuan now wore a look of awe:

"Lin Mo… is really incredible…"

Listening to Han Mengyao's explanation, Lin Mo himself paused in surprise.

He knew the skill was powerful, but he'd only assumed it was a strong ultimate.

He hadn't expected it to be this extreme.

Just below a forbidden spell?

"That's insane?"

Lin Mo rubbed his nose, his heart burning with excitement.

He was itching to try it out right now.

He really wanted to find a chance to unleash it…

"Enough with the hype."

Lin Mo waved his hand, cutting off the girls' astonishment.

He checked the time:

"We've been inside long enough. Let's get out."

"I bet Xu Lao's waiting outside and has already grown mushrooms."

"Ah… you're right. Let's go—I'm hungry!"

Han Meng patted her stomach.

The group turned and walked toward the rift's exit.

…

Outside the dungeon.

The previously calm spatial rift suddenly erupted in violent ripples.

Hum—!!!

Brilliant light blazed forth.

Four young figures stepped out from the rift.

"Phew… finally out!"

As soon as Han Meng touched the ground, she dramatically sucked in deep breaths of fresh air:

"The air inside was disgusting—this is so much better!"

Xu Wenchang, who had been guarding the entrance, saw the four emerge unharmed, and his face lit up with a smile.

He hurried forward, scanning them from head to toe, then nodded in satisfaction:

"Good! Good! Good!"

"No injuries, and your energy and spirit are excellent."

"Looks like this dungeon run paid off big time."

Xu Wenchang smiled warmly at Lin Mo:

"How was it? I saw the S+ rating glow just now."

"Tell me—what good loot did you get? Did you…?"

But,

Xu Wenchang's words were cut short.

A cold voice drifted from nearby.

"Truly astonishing talent…"

"But the brighter the meteor, the faster it falls."

Xu Wenchang's smile vanished instantly.

He whirled around, his gaze slicing toward the source of the voice.

On the nearby hillside,

Yamamoto Kenichi and Zhao Tianling stood side by side.

Behind them, three other players, all above level 80, lined up in a row.

Further back,

A dark sea of over four hundred members of the Shark Guild surrounded the area completely.

"Japanese?"

Xu Wenchang's face darkened.

That stiff accent—he recognized it immediately.

Yamamoto Kenichi bowed slightly, wearing a false smile:

"Long time to hear of your reputation, Xu Lao."

"I am Yamamoto Kenichi. Today, I've come here specifically to see your young charges off."

Before he finished speaking,

Yamamoto Kenichi crushed the black scroll in his hand.

Hum—!!!!

A pitch-black barrier shimmered upward in an instant.

In the blink of an eye, it engulfed a five-kilometer radius.

Heaven and earth plunged into darkness.

Seeing this, Xu Wenchang's face turned utterly pale.

"Shadow Veil Barrier?!"

Yamamoto Kenichi smiled faintly, his eyes cold and menacing:

"Attack!"

"Kill!!!"

More than four hundred members of the Shark Guild roared like thunder and surged downward.

Yamamoto Kenichi, Zhao Tianling, and the others also shot toward Xu Wenchang.

"Lin Mo! You all go first!"

Without hesitation, Xu Wenchang roared.

Even if Lin Mo and the others were strong, they could not possibly face opponents above level 80.

He had to eliminate these men first.

Lin Mo did not hesitate either.

He wasn't foolish.

Right now, among his peers—even those ten or more levels above him—he was invincible.

But on a battlefield against Qiangzhe above level 80, he was merely a liability.

Staying here would only hold back Master Xu and distract him.

"Go!"

Lin Mo grabbed Han Mengyao, who was about to rush forward to help.

The four of them turned and ran.

The four hundred+ members of the Shark Guild, their eyes gleaming green with greed, chased after them.

That was a hundred million in bounties!