Chapter 159: If You Work Hard, You

Kyoto University, Central Plaza.

Swish-swish-swish-swish-swish——!!

One after another, blinding white light surged into the sky.

Over fourteen hundred light cocoons slammed down onto the plaza at once!

The blinding radiance caused thousands of upperclassmen in the stands to instinctively shut their eyes.

The once spacious central plaza was now completely packed with countless light cocoons.

"My god…"

Director Su of the Medical Department wore a face full of shock.

She had witnessed countless bloody team battles.

But a scene like this— an entire year level wiped out in an instant— was truly unprecedented.

This is going to be a nightmare.

Director Su sighed bitterly, then grew serious:

"Quick! All medical teams, enter the plaza!"

"Remove the soul protection immediately and begin treatment! Hurry, hurry, hurry!"

"Yes!!"

Countless medical team members flooded into the plaza.

At that moment,

Ye Kong, Han Mengyao, Chu Lingxuan, Wang Dawei, and nineteen other Dragon Order freshmen were teleported out.

The moment they landed, they saw the shocking scene before them.

"This…"

Wang Dawei stood frozen, swallowing hard, "Holy crap, is our squad leader really… wiped out the entire second year?"

"See? Told you so!"

Han Mengqing crossed her arms, her face beaming with triumph:

"I said there was no need to worry!"

"Our squad leader himself took the field— even if the entire third year showed up, the result would be the same!"

"You guys are still too young. Remember this: blindly trust Lin Mo, and you'll never go wrong!"

Slap!

No sooner had she finished speaking than she received a solid smack on the head.

"Ow… sis, what was that for?!"

Han Mengqing rubbed her head and turned around, pouting.

Han Xueyao glanced at her, coolly saying:

"Drop that sycophantic act, and watch your demeanor— don't bring shame to the Dragon Order class."

"Sycophantic? I'm just showing admiration for our squad leader!"

Han Mengqing muttered resentfully.

But under her sister's usual authority, she obediently softened her expression.

She couldn't beat her own older sister.

"Where's Lin Mo?"

Chu Lingxuan spoke up.

Soon, everyone began looking around.

Finally, all eyes turned to directly behind them.

"Oh, you're all here."

Lin Mo strolled up slowly.

A relaxed smile curled on his lips as he casually raised a hand and waved at them.

"Lin Mo! Are you okay? Did you get hurt?"

Chu Lingxuan rushed forward, scanning Lin Mo from head to toe, terrified he'd lost even a single piece of flesh.

Han Mengyao said nothing, but her gaze never left Lin Mo.

"Lin Mo, you're insane! You're not even human!"

Han Mengqing rushed over, eyes sparkling.

Wang Dawei shouted at the top of his lungs toward the distant medical team:

"Doctors! Where are the doctors?! Send a high-level healer right away— give our squad leader a full body check! Hurry!"

"Stop, stop, stop!"

Lin Mo's head throbbed from the noise; he raised a hand to quiet them:

"I'm fine, really fine— not even a single hair lost. No need for any damn check-up. Do I look hurt?"

Everyone studied him.

Seeing he was truly unharmed, they finally relaxed.

At that moment, Ye Kong stepped forward.

This former arrogant crown prince of Kyoto now looked at Lin Mo with soul-deep reverence.

Back in the arena, when Lin Mo had instantly defeated him, he'd merely been beaten into submission.

But now…

He was utterly awestruck.

"Squad leader…"

Ye Kong took a deep breath, his voice filled with unprecedented respect:

"I always believed individual strength was insignificant against organized armies."

"But today, you've shown me that when a person's power reaches a certain level, they truly can stand alone and hold off ten thousand men…"

Lin Mo laughed and clapped him on the shoulder:

"Enough with the heavy drama, Lao Ye. Stick with me, and you'll eat well and drink well."

As the Dragon Order class gathered around Lin Mo,

Gu He arrived with Xu Wenchang, Zhang Daoyuan, and Han Xue— several instructors— walking slowly forward.

The Dragon Order students immediately greeted them.

"Principal, Teacher Xu."

Lin Mo also gave the senior figures a slight nod: "Principal, Teacher Xu. Did I make you look bad?"

"Hahaha!"

Gu He burst out laughing:

"Look bad? If this counts as looking bad, then every genius Kyoto University has ever produced should crawl into a crack in the ground!"

He stared at Lin Mo, his eyes brimming with unhidden admiration.

"Lin Mo, your performance today was dazzling! Thunder high-grade, Fire high-grade, Earth high-grade… Good! Good! Excellent!"

He said "good" three times in succession.

Clearly, Gu He was deeply moved.

Beside him, Zhang Daoyuan let out a bitter chuckle.

As the defeated party, he wasn't angry— instead, he mocked himself:

"Lin Mo, Lin Mo… you slaughtered over a thousand of my precious students like chicks!"

At this, the Dragon Order students couldn't help but stifle giggles.

Zhang's attitude was something else.

Zhang Daoyuan paused, then added teasingly:

"But losing to a monster like you? That's only natural. These brats are always arrogant— getting beaten by you will do them good in the long run."

Lin Mo smiled lightly, giving the grade director his due respect:

"Teacher Zhang, you're joking."

"Your upperclassmen responded pretty well— that elemental synergy defense array was quite impressive."

Everyone's lips twitched.

Impressive?

You dropped two high-grade skills and turned people and walls to ash— that's "impressive"?

Gu He waved a hand, cutting off the chatter.

His expression turned serious as he pulled out the "Thunder Element Fragment."

The fragment's surface crackled wildly with blue lightning, as if containing the primal force of annihilating thunder.

Gu He handed the fragment to Lin Mo:

"Lin Mo, according to the freshman trial rules, you single-handedly breached the Hero's Main City. This reward is yours— take it."

Lin Mo took the fragment, his gaze instantly locked onto it.

Gu He looked at him, speaking with solemn care:

"Lin Mo, this Thunder Element Fragment holds wildly violent energy— one misstep and it will backlash."

"You're only level 27. I advise you to store it safely until your understanding of Thunder deepens— then attempt to absorb it."

However,

at this moment, Lin Mo paid no attention to what Guhe said next.

The moment Guhe pulled out the Lightning Element Fragment,

the skills inside him erupted in chaos.

【【Fireball Spell】crossed its arms and sneered: Hmph, I activated the Element Body long before you did, Third Brother—this round is yours to lose.】

【【Earth Shield Spell】stared at the fragment, drooling with envy: Waaah… Master, I want a fragment too! When will I get mine, Second Brother?】

Lin Mo silently chuckled in his mind and immediately activated his PUA mode:

"Little Earth, why the rush? If you work hard, you'll get yours too."

【【Earth Shield Spell】perked up like it had been injected with stimulant: Don't worry, Master! I won't sleep tonight! I'm heading into the wilds—I'll fight monsters to the death!】

Hearing this, Lin Mo smiled in satisfaction.

Meanwhile, 【Lightning Strike Spell】simply watched the fragment in silence.

Lin Mo asked inwardly:

"How about it, Little Thunder? Use it now?"

【【Lightning Strike Spell】surrounded by flickering lightning, spat out one word: Use.】

Lin Mo's lips curled slightly upward.

If his own skills had spoken up, what was there left to hesitate about?