Chapter 170: Blowing Everything to Ashes is the Only Shortcut!

In the wind and snow,

all twenty members of the Long Xu Ban stood frozen in place.

This was the first time they had witnessed the chain release of high-tier skills and combo moves at such close range.

"Holy cow..."

Wang Dawei swallowed hard, "R-really... really one-shot?"

"Hahahaha! That's damn awesome!"

Ye Kong came to his senses, his face filled with wild joy:

"Captain is awesome!!! This is our Captain's firepower!! Screw the mechanics! In the face of absolute firepower, mechanics are a joke!"

"Captain is invincible!!!"

Han Mengqing raised both hands high.

The entire team erupted in earth-shattering cheers.

Han Mengyao stared fixedly at the number【Time: 12 seconds】on the panel.

Twelve seconds!

You have to know, the previous Dragon Nation record, with damage maxed out and rushing to the four corners to break the formation at top speed,

took three minutes!

Now, they directly smashed the record down to 12 seconds!

The Ying Nation's record?

It was just a joke.

Now, with this move of Lin Mo's, he's leaving no room for future generations...

Soon,

the ten-second countdown vanished in an instant.

【3, 2, 1!】

【Teleportation activated!】

Buzz—

With a flash of white light, the figures of the twenty Long Xu Ban members vanished instantly from their spot.

When vision cleared again,

everyone found themselves teleported onto a vast, even more open plain of glacier ice.

The blizzard here was several times more fierce than the first level, with visibility under thirty meters.

The moment everyone landed,

Swish swish swish—!

Deep within the swirling snow mist, one pair after another of crimson eyes lit up densely.

Lin Mo glanced at his skill panel.

"Hmm? The cooldowns on all skills have refreshed?"

"That makes things simple."

"Captain."

Han Mengyao spoke extremely fast:

"The second level is a monster tide."

"There are two ways to clear it: the first is to kill the entire monster tide. The second... everyone huddles together and forces a breakthrough!"

"Cross the monster tide, reach the 'Ice-Sealed Altar' five kilometers away, complete a puzzle, and you clear the level."

"Understood."

Lin Mo waved his hand, without a single unnecessary word.

"Mengqing, apply buffs! Remember to apply the one that draws aggro; we're going to clear the mobs!"

"Yes! Captain!"

Han Mengqing wore a look of excitement.

One after another, auras instantly enveloped Lin Mo's entire body.

In the next moment,

the buffs took effect.

Deep in the snow mist, those ten thousand crimson eyes instantly locked onto Lin Mo!

"ROAR!!!!"

Ten thousand beasts surged!

Countless snow wolves, disregarding everything, rushed madly toward Lin Mo.

Not just snow wolves; deep within the swirling snow, towering【Ice Trolls】joined this frenzied beast tide.

Looking at this sky-covering white tsunami,

Han Mengyao felt her breath catch.

For any top-tier team in the world attempting a speedrun in this Team Fuben,

they would absolutely never choose to kill the entire beast tide.

For all speedrun teams, the optimal solution is only one: force a breakthrough at all costs and reach the end as fast as possible to complete that complex puzzle game.

But for Lin Mo, the Great Demon King...

running five kilometers and solving a puzzle was simply a waste of time.

Killing all the monsters is the optimal solution!

"Get to work!"

Lin Mo let out a great shout.

"Kill!"

Ye Kong's eyes went wide as he charged in at the forefront.

"Dimensional Chain Slash!"

"Take my shield!"

Wang Dawei slammed the giant shield in his hands hard into the ground.

A ring of violent, earth-yellow shockwave spread out, sending the dozen-plus Frost Giants at the very front tumbling head over heels.

Countless attacks poured down toward the beast tide.

"Xiao Huo, Xiao Lei!"

A flash of excitement crossed Lin Mo's eyes.

Farming mobs and clearing maps — that was the most satisfying thing in this world.

Boom—!!!

The Flame Demon phantom and Thunder Qilin suddenly manifested behind him.

At the same time,

the wings condensed from raging flames also spread wide with a sudden snap.

A terrifying wave of heat swept outward in all directions.

It not only instantly vaporized the snowflakes drifting down from the sky, but even the solid ice beneath Lin Mo's feet melted at a speed visible to the naked eye!

The next moment,

Lin Mo shot violently up from the ground.

"ROAR—!!!"

The moment Lin Mo — the absolute core of their hatred — rose into the air, the over ten thousand frenzied monsters below went completely berserk.

They completely ignored Ye Kong and the others who were still frantically attacking, and all of them, heedless of everything, converged on the area directly beneath Lin Mo.

Snow Wolves trampled on Snow Wolves, Giants trampled on Giants' shoulders.

They piled on top of one another, desperately trying to reach that "sun" in the sky!

"Yes, yes, yes, come on, all of you come on."

Lin Mo kept moving through the air.

Just like a shepherd, he gathered the scattered monsters together into one enormous disc.

"Perish!"

Lin Mo's eyes reflected the light of thunder and fire.

Rumble rumble—!!

The sky trembled.

One red and one black cloud layer instantly took shape.

The next second.

Countless massive meteors, trailing long tails of flame, smashed madly into the monster tide!

At the same time,

thousands upon thousands of thick lightning pillars indiscriminately bombarded every corner of the sea of fire!

Thunder Chain Prison!

Flame Storm!

Flame Howl!

……

Lin Mo in the air transformed into a bomber without emotion.

BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM—!!

The deafening chain of explosions robbed this stretch of heaven and earth of all sound.

The saturation carpet-bombing lasted a full dozen-plus seconds!

The all-enveloping fire clouds and thunderstorm gradually dispersed.

When vision cleared once again.

the once vast, despair-inducing tide of over ten thousand monsters below……

was gone.

Not a single one remained.

The once flat snowfield had been blasted apart, crater after crater carved into it.

Whoosh—!

A pillar of golden light enveloped Lin Mo.

【Your level has increased to: Lv. 28!】

Bathed in the golden light of leveling up.

Lin Mo stretched luxuriously, and the flame wind-wings on his back slowly folded in.

He landed steadily on the edge of a meteor crater.

Immediately after.

On everyone's status panel, lines of prompts appeared.

【Second Trial, Cleared!】

【Time Used: 32 seconds!】

【In ten seconds, teleportation will activate and you will enter the Third Trial.】

"Holy shit aaaaaaaaa—"

Wang Dawei couldn't hold it in any longer, whooping excitedly:

"32 seconds! With that many monsters… Squad Leader, you're a god!! You're absolutely a god!!!"

Ye Kong was so thrilled his whole body was trembling.

The Dimensional Chain Slash he took such pride in never even got a chance at the second wave—the monsters were all wiped out in an instant.

"Too brutal! Way too fucking brutal!"

Ye Kong muttered incoherently.

Han Mengyao stood in place.

She looked at Lin Mo not far away.

First trial, 12 seconds.

Second trial, 32 seconds.

These two trials were ones that all top-tier teams spent countless effort on, obsessing over every tiny detail just to compress their time down to five or six minutes.

The squad leader only used… 44 seconds!

She smiled.

She suddenly felt—

The so-called "Earth-Shattering Record" of the Ying Kingdom people was laughably absurd.

Finding a brand-new method to break the mechanism? Finding a record that lets you skip the hard parts?

Ridiculous.

The most effective method is the simplest and most brutal.

Blast everything within line of sight into ashes!

That is the only shortcut!