Chapter 148: Water Counters Fire, That's True — But Lightning Counters Water Too!

【【Earth Shield Technique】waved its arm and shouted loudly: Go big brother! Big brother is mighty! Big brother is the strongest of all!】

【【Earth Shield Technique】looked utterly adoring: Big brother, let these humans who don't know the heights of the sky or the depths of the earth see what the radiance of the sun is! What it means to burn the heavens and boil the seas!】

Flattered by the endless praise from the Earth Shield Technique, the entire sphere of the Fireball Technique was becoming a bit giddy.

【【Fireball Technique】's flames grew even more scorching, and it said proudly: Hmph, naturally! Second brother, watch closely — this lord shall now perform for you: instant evaporation!】

Lin Mo shook his head and said no more.

He slowly raised his right hand.

Boom——!!!

The illusory figure of the Flame Demon behind him, which had been somewhat faint, fully solidified in an instant!

A terrifyingly high temperature instantly swept across heaven and earth.

Lin Mo's gaze sharpened, and his right hand swept down in one motion.

【Flame Storm】!

A crimson flame tornado, dozens of meters thick, sprang into existence from nothing.

Carrying a world-shattering rotational force, it swept viciously toward the water curtain below!

Immediately after,

Lin Mo swung his arm once more.

【Flame Howl】!

Boom——!!

A monstrous sea of fire instantly condensed into a fan-shaped mega-wave dozens of meters tall.

Wave upon wave, each layer carried a heat intense enough to melt steel.

It followed hard on the heels of the flame tornado, like a heavenly river pouring down, bearing the force of ten thousand jun, and slammed down with a thunderous crash!

At this moment.

The five hundred students below, even separated by that thick water curtain, felt a wave of suffocation.

It was a dread rising from the depths of their souls.

"Th-this… what kind of monster is this…"

"No wonder those hundred people got wiped out — is this really a skill a freshman under level 30 can unleash?!"

Wang Gang's hand gripping his long blade was trembling.

"Hold!! Hold no matter what!!"

Rumble rumble rumble——!!

Fire and water.

In that instant, they collided savagely.

The extreme heat and the extreme water curtain annihilated each other.

A skyful of white mist exploded outward in an instant.

It was the high-temperature steam formed by the water being instantly vaporized, swallowing up an area of several hundred meters around in a flash.

"Ahh!!"

Behind the water curtain.

One hundred and fifty water mages let out a collective grunt.

A dozen or so lower-level water mages in the front row instantly went deathly pale and spewed a mouthful of fresh blood.

The pressure transmitted back in that instant was like bare-handedly withstanding the impact of a small car.

Under this terrifying impact force, the entire water-mage formation was actually forced back three or four meters!

On the ground, the feet of the water-mage corps plowed out deep furrow after furrow.

Crack…

The 【Water Shield】 jointly cast by those one hundred and fifty water mages began to show cracks.

In several places, the terrifying flames had already bored through large holes.

Scorching breath poured in through the gaps, scalding the people behind into yelping cries.

However.

In the end… it held.

After all, it was a skill jointly cast by one hundred and fifty level 30–40 water mages, plus absolute elemental countering.

As the last fiery wave of Flame Howl slammed into the battered water curtain, it dissolved into a skyful of sparks.

That water curtain still stood firm, unbroken.

Like a battered dam holding back a raging flood.

……

The high-temperature steam was still slowly rising.

From within the water-mage formation came the gasping breaths of those who had survived a calamity.

Wang Gang wiped the cold sweat from his face:

"We… we held?"

"Hahahaha! We held! We really held!"

"Even if it's Lin Mo! Even with that kind of freak skill! In the face of elemental countering, it's all for nothing!"

"Brothers! We've won half the battle!"

"His fire skills are useless now!!"

Cheers instantly erupted through the five-hundred-strong formation.

……

At the same time.

High above.

Lin Mo looked down at the water curtain—battered and broken, yet not completely shattered—and a flicker of surprise crossed his eyes.

"Oh…"

"It actually blocked it?"

"Looks like this elemental counter really does have something going for it."

Lin Mo had to admit it.

In this world, rules were rules.

Elemental countering was an objective law that existed in this world.

【【Earth Shield Art】peeked down cautiously, scratched its head: Big Brother… didn't you just say you were going to show Second Brother a little instant evaporation?】

【【Earth Shield Art】with an innocent face: They seem… not evaporated, huh?】

【【Fireball Art】stared at the battered water wall still standing below, frozen in place.】

【【Fireball Art】with thick self-doubt: No… impossible… this is absolutely impossible…】

【【Fireball Art】: This one… this one is destined to become a Forbidden Spell! How could this one's world-ending fire possibly be blocked by a bunch of ants?!】

【【Earth Shield Art】paused, then spoke: Big Brother, are you… tired lately? A little… worn out?】

That one line from Xiao Tu instantly shattered Xiao Huo's composure.

【【Fireball Art】instantly bristled: Bullshit! How could this one be worn out? That's elemental countering, understand?!】

【【Fireball Art】shouted at 【Earth Shield Art】: You do it then! Just yapping here—if you've got the guts, go break that water shield yourself!】

【【Earth Shield Art】sank its neck: I… I really can't do it… but I don't brag either…】

【【Earth Shield Art】muttered quietly: Wasn't it Big Brother himself who swore confidently just now that he'd show Second Brother an instant evaporation…】

【【Fireball Art】trembled all over with rage: Just you wait! Once this one and you both have physical bodies, the first thing this one will do is burn you to ashes!】

【【Earth Shield Art】got so scared it quickly shut its mouth, not daring to speak another word.】

"……"

Lin Mo looked at the two little treasures, shook his head with some amusement.

"Hahahaha! Brothers!"

Wang Gang waved his long saber, pointed at Lin Mo in the air, and roared loudly:

"Now! It's our turn to counterattack!"

"All ranged classes, heed my command! Hit him hard! Bring him down for me!"

"Let the top ranker of Long Xu Ban taste the fury of our ordinary class!"

With Wang Gang's single command.

The hundred-plus ranged professionals in the rear, long since poised to strike, erupted in an instant.

Skills of every color blazed forth, sweeping toward Lin Mo in the sky.

Dense fireballs, ice spikes, wind blades, arrows…

Blotting out the sky.

Lin Mo watched the attacks pouring in from all directions and smiled faintly.

"Xiao Huo, it's up to you."

Boom—!!

The Lava Battle Armor instantly covered his entire body.

At the same time, the 【Blazing Wind Wings】on his back flared violently.

Lin Mo's figure instantly became a blur.

Under the near-instinctive micro-control of 【Fireball Art】.

Lin Mo was like a storm petrel weaving through a tempest.

Dodge left, dodge right, hard stop, dive, climb…

Every movement flowed like water, swift as lightning, yet precise down to the finest hairsbreadth.

Those ice spikes and wind blades always flew past the edges of his armor.

Occasionally a fireball or arrow he couldn't dodge simply couldn't break through the 【Lava Battle Armor】's defense.

"This…"

Wang Gang below stared at the figure strolling leisurely through the rain of skills.

His whole person was dumbfounded.

Is this freaking a mage?

This footwork was even more bizarre than the top assassins!

This defense was even more perverse than the hardest tanks!

High mobility, high defense, high burst all in one… is this freaking a hexagonal demon king?

"How… are we even supposed to fight this?"

Wang Gang muttered to himself.

Not just him.

The several hundred students who had been furiously outputting also paused.

Looking at that figure they couldn't hit, and even when they hit couldn't hurt, a deep sense of powerlessness welled up in their hearts.

So this… is the strength of the top ranker who crushed so many SSS-class professions of this cohort?

……

High above the sky.

Lin Mo dodged the final wave of attacks.

He glanced down, a faint smile curling his lips.

"Finished?"

"Now, it's my turn, isn't it?"

Lin Mo raised his right hand.

"Water does overcome Fire, that's true, but... Thunder can overcome Water too."

"Little Thunder."

"Your turn to step forward."

At Lin Mo's call.

【The 'Thunder Strike Technique' slowly opened its eyes, thunderous light surging around its body.】

【The 'Thunder Strike Technique' glanced at the 'Fireball Technique' in the adjacent skill slot and spoke indifferently: "You there, step aside."】

【The 'Fireball Technique' froze stiff:?】

Little Thunder's arrogance made Hearing Xiao Huo feel utterly humiliated.

Yet it could do nothing about it.

Because it truly had failed to pierce through this Water Shield Great Formation.

Boom-boom-boom—!!!

High in the sky, the dull rumble of thunder rolled in.

The sky darkened.