Chapter 18: Record-Breaking Clear!

On the rocky beach outside the Team Fuben, the atmosphere was so oppressive it felt suffocating.

Lin Tianhao's eyes were bloodshot, his black coat flapping loudly in the wind.

Su Wan stood beside him, her hands tightly clasped before her chest.

This powerful woman was, at this moment, nothing more than a mother praying for her child's safe return.

On the other side, Zhao Lei appeared far more composed, occasionally lifting his wrist to glance at that priceless Patek Philippe.

Just then.

The Team Fuben vortex, which had been spinning wildly, suddenly froze for a moment.

This was a sign that the Team Fuben was about to reopen.

Lin Tianhao and Su Wan's hearts instantly leaped to their throats.

In this world, there were only two possibilities when a wild Abyssal Team Fuben reopened.

Either everyone inside had died, and the Team Fuben had reset.

Or, they had cleared it.

Zhao Lei adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses. "Looks like it's over. Xiao Yu, prepare to enter."

"Understood, Dad."

Zhao Yu stretched his wrists, the whole person eager to try.

After all, showing off his strength in front of so many big shots was exciting just to think about.

However, Ye Hongyu suddenly let out a cry of shock.

"That's wrong, look up there!"

Everyone's gaze instinctively followed her finger.

They saw the record that had stood for eighteen years rapidly fading away.

【Current Highest Record: 1 hour 05 minutes 22 seconds】

【Clearing Team: Xia Qingyue, Zhang Kai, Wang Meng, Liu Weiwei, Lin Mo】

"This... how is this possible?"

Zhao Lei's expression froze, his mouth slightly open, unable to close it for a long time.

His son Zhao Yu was no better, staring blankly at that record. "Cleared it? And... cleared it with a new record? And broke the record while the Team Fuben was Abyssal??"

Just as everyone had not yet recovered from this huge shock.

Vroom—!

The light at the Team Fuben entrance flashed.

Several figures slowly walked out from the vortex.

As soon as Lin Mo stepped out of the Team Fuben, he was startled by the scene.

Hundreds of fully armed soldiers, dozens of large lights, and those eyes staring straight at him.

"Whoa, such a big scene?"

Lin Mo's gaze swept over the crowd and landed on Zhao Yu, whose expression was spectacular, not far away.

He raised an eyebrow, waving with a half-smile: "Yo, Young Master Zhao is here too? Not sleeping at home late at night, but running here to catch the breeze? Quite the leisurely mood."

"You..."

Zhao Yu's face flushed red, unable to speak.

Before Lin Mo could tease a couple more times.

Su Wan rushed over.

"Mo'er!!"

She could no longer care about her CEO image, grabbing Lin Mo and hugging him tightly in her arms.

The force was so great it seemed ready to break Lin Mo's ribs.

"You scared your mom to death! An Abyssal Team Fuben! Why are you so unlucky... wuwuwu... if anything happened to you, mom wouldn't live either..."

Su Wan cried while beating hard on Lin Mo's back.

"Cough... cough... cough..."

Lin Mo rolled his eyes from being squeezed, his face turning purple, struggling to pat his old mother's back:

"Mom... Mom! Let go! I wasn't killed by monsters, I'm going to be strangled to death by you!"

Hearing her son's cry for help, Su Wan finally came to her senses, quickly letting go and wiping the tears on her face in a mess.

She looked Lin Mo up and down, her eyes full of concern and apology:

"Sorry, sorry, mom was too excited... let mom see, are you hurt? Where does it hurt?"

"Oh, really nothing, not even a scratch."

Lin Mo helplessly spread his hands, showing off his intact limbs at the same time.

At this moment, Lin Tianhao also strode up.

Although this iron-blooded commander did not lose his composure like his wife, the large hand on Lin Mo's shoulder, trembling slightly, still exposed his inner excitement.

"Good boy! As long as you're alive! As long as you're alive!"

Lin Tianhao's gaze went past his son, looking at the four people following behind him, Xia Qingyue and the others.

His eyes narrowed, his eyebrows frowning slightly.

Except for some dust and fatigue on their bodies, these four people actually didn't even have a single trace of serious injury?

"This... what's going on?"

Lin Tianhao asked in a deep voice.

Even if his son had micro-management talent, in that kind of environment, just surviving was good enough; how could he possibly come out with the whole team unharmed?

Xia Qingyue took a deep breath, stepped forward, and bowed deeply to Lin Tianhao.

"Uncle Lin, Auntie Su."

"The fact that we survived this time and cleared the Abyss Team Fuben is all thanks to classmate Lin Mo."

"If it weren't for Young Lin Shao shattering the final BOSS's shield single-handedly and bearing over ninety percent of the damage output, we would have died inside long ago."

Saying this, Xia Qingyue took a bank card from her pocket and handed it to Lin Tianhao with both hands:

"Uncle Lin, we cannot accept the commission fee for this mission."

"We not only didn't help much in the Team Fuben, but we also rode on Young Lin Shao's experience to level up twice and took the honor of the clear record... This money burns our hands; please, you must take it back."

Zhang Kai and Wang Meng behind them nodded repeatedly, like chicks pecking rice:

"Yes, Commander! Young Lin Shao is too awesome! Really, he carried the whole field!"

"We just went in to shout '666'; it's really embarrassing to take the money!"

Hearing this string of flattery, Lin Mo scratched his head somewhat awkwardly, his cheeks turning slightly hot.

Being praised like this in front of so many people was indeed a bit too much to handle.

"Ahem... well, everyone is too polite." Lin Mo waved his hand, trying to appear more humble: "It's not that awesome, just... generally awesome, generally awesome."

Lin Tianhao looked at his son's indifferent demeanor and truly found it hard to believe.

Carrying the whole field single-handedly, and even breaking a record that had stood for eighteen years under Abyss conditions.

Could his son really be that awesome?

Suppressing the wild joy in his heart, Lin Tianhao let out a hearty laugh and directly pushed the card Xia Qingyue had handed over back to her:

"Take it! I, Lin Tianhao, have no reason to take back money I've given away!"

"This..."

Xia Qingyue's hand holding the bank card froze in mid-air, somewhat at a loss.

At this moment, Su Wan gently took Xia Qingyue's hand from the side and pushed the card back into her palm.

"Little Xia, if your Uncle Lin tells you to take it, then take it."

"This time, even if Mo'er contributed so much, without you holding the line in front, without your trust as teammates, he alone would have found it hard to achieve great things."

"Besides, you accompanied Mo'er through the gates of hell; consider this money a small token from your Auntie, go buy some supplements to nourish your spirit."

"This..."

Looking at Su Wan's sincere eyes, Xia Qingyue finally nodded and took back the bank card: "Then thank you, Uncle Lin, thank you, Auntie Su."

"Alright, alright, stop blowing cold wind here."

In a good mood, Lin Tianhao waved to a subordinate nearby: "You there, take Little Xia and the others back first."

Not far away, Zhao Lei's face was full of disbelief.

"No injuries for the whole team..." Zhao Lei muttered, his voice low and terrifying, "Not only did they clear it, but the whole team had no injuries."

"Dad, how is this possible?"

Zhao Yu stood aside, murmuring.

Zhao Lei snorted coldly, "I guess that old thing Lin Tianhao spent a huge price to give Lin Mo some trump card."

Speaking, Zhao Lei's gaze fell on Xia Qingyue, who was preparing to leave, "And... I see that little girl named Xia Qingyue is not simple either. Do you know her?"

Zhao Yu followed his father's gaze, nodded, "Yes, from the neighboring No. 1 High School, A-rank Water Affinity."

"She is very famous at school; before her class change, whether in theoretical grades or combat simulations, she was always first in the whole school."

"A-rank Water Mage, first in the whole school..."

Zhao Lei narrowed his eyes.

"Let's go, nothing for us to do here."

He pulled the car door open, and before sitting in, turned to a deputy adjutant beside him and coldly ordered:

"Go, investigate that Xia Qingyue thoroughly, find an opportunity to talk to her, and say we want this year's Jianghai City Top Scholar; name whatever compensation amount you want."

"Yes! Commander!"

The adjutant received the order and left.

The car window slowly rose; Zhao Lei looked at his son sitting beside him, his tone becoming serious:

"Little Yu, don't let this small matter disturb your mind."

"The reward for this year's Jianghai City Top Scholar, that 【Heart of the Lava Beast】, is crucial for your Fire Mage profession."

Zhao Yu clenched his fists, with blazing fire burning in his eyes: "Rest assured, Dad! This Jianghai City Top Scholar, I will definitely get it!"

Seeing his son like this, Zhao Lei's originally gloomy mood dissipated considerably.

Truly worthy of being my Zhao Lei's seed!

Facing strong enemies without retreating, instead arousing an even stronger desire to fight.

That's right! Only this kind of wolf nature is worthy of standing at the peak in this man-eating world!