Chapter 203: Too Cruel

Inside the temple.

Dim firelight flickered around.

Everyone of the Long Xu Ban stood frozen in place.

"Huh?"

Wang Dawei was the first to lose his composure.

He dug at his ears, his face full of disbelief.

"C-Captain, what did you just say?"

"You know a bit of... Summoning?!"

Ye Kong almost couldn't hold his Tang sword steady.

The last time he dueled Lin Mo, Lin Mo had caught him off guard with a melee mage build.

Now you're telling me you also know a bit of Summoning?

Is there anything you can't do?

Chu Lingxuan stood with her small mouth open, staring blankly at Lin Mo.

"Whoa, is that for real..."

"Classmate Lin Mo, ranged DPS, melee DPS, and now you can summon pets too... Are you planning to steal the livelihood of every DPS profession all by yourself?"

Everyone present was visibly shocked.

At this moment.

In Lin Mo's skill bar.

【Ice Lance crossed its arms, face full of contempt: "Tch, a bunch of humans who've never seen the world, what are you all shouting about?"】

【"How could you lowly creatures possibly understand my art?"】

【Facing these Long Xu Ban students, Fireball was equally arrogant.】

【Fireball raised its head high: "Heh, making a fuss over nothing; it's just summoning a few ants, what's there to be so surprised about?"】

Hearing Big Brother speak.

【Earth Shield nodded frantically: "Exactly, exactly! Is this small scene worth such a fuss? If Master summons me, Second Brother, in the future, won't you all be scared to death?"】

Han Mengqing leaned close to Lin Mo and asked curiously:

"Captain, Captain! So what can you summon? Summoner's little wolf pups, little goblins?"

In everyone's understanding.

A summoner at this level could at most summon some small mobs, not very useful yet.

Summoners are a late-game profession.

But even in this Team Fuben, it could tank a few more aggro pulls.

Hearing this, Lin Mo was somewhat puzzled:

"Wait, don't you know? Teacher Han Xue's high-tier skills all follow the summoning path?"

"Hmm?"

With these words.

Everyone was stunned again.

Han Mengyao heard this and raised her eyebrows slightly:

"Indeed, I remember now."

"I heard that back when Teacher Han suppressed the geniuses of all nations in the Advanced World War, she relied on a terrifying ice-based summoning technique."

"Whoa... what kind of things could she summon then?"

Han Mengqing asked curiously.

Lin Mo waved his hand:

"Alright, you'll know soon enough."

"Get ready; finish early and end early."

Hearing Lin Mo's order.

Everyone of the Long Xu Ban immediately put aside their doubts.

No matter what, the Captain's word was absolute iron law!

Everyone immediately entered combat mode.

【All personnel ready!】

【Countdown begins: 10, 9, 8...】

【3, 2, 1!】

【Countdown over!】

【Second stage officially opens!】

Vwoom—!!!

As the countdown hit zero.

The entire underground temple instantly erupted with a violent roar.

The ground trembled wildly.

The huge altar in the center of the hall suddenly burst forth with blinding dark-yellow light.

Countless wild sands converged from all directions, forming a massive sandstorm tornado above the altar!

"Jie jie jie jie..."

A chilling, bone-deep laugh echoed through the empty hall, rising from the sand tornado.

Then—

Boom!

The sand tornado exploded in a thunderous burst!

A strange and terrifying figure hovered in midair above the altar.

【Sand Storm Grand High Priest, Level: Lv. 35】

Lin Mo looked up.

It was a withered, humanoid monster wrapped in brittle, yellowed bandages.

It floated three meters above the ground, draped in a tattered, ruined ceremonial robe.

In its dry, twig-like hands, it gripped a strange staff topped with a massive scorpion skull.

Hollow eyes burned with soulfire.

A wave of death and desert sand instantly engulfed the entire hall.

"Attack!"

Lin Mo wasted no words—he gave the order.

"Xiao Han, apply the BUFF!"

"Got it!"

Han Mengqing heard and immediately swung her staff.

As the strongest BUFF user of her age group, radiant light erupted from her body.

A series of glowing rings encircled Lin Mo.

"Kill!!!"

Ye Kong's eyes blazed with battle fury—he drew his Tang blade in one swift motion.

"Dimensional Slash Chain!"

Swish—swish—swish—!

Dozens of silver-white spatial rifts transformed into sharp, crescent-shaped sword qi, tearing through the air and slashing toward the grand priest in midair.

At the same moment—

Han Mengyao let out a sharp cry.

Her ice spear unleashed extreme cold, and her entire body became a streak of ice-blue light, shooting straight toward the altar.

The other Long Xu Ban prodigies also unleashed their skills without hesitation.

Facing this overwhelming assault—

The grand priest raised his bone staff with a cold sneer.

Boom!

A thick barrier of flowing sand instantly coalesced around him.

The attacks struck the shield, scattering sand in all directions, but could not shatter it within moments.

Seeing this, Lin Mo gave an inner command.

"Xiao Bing, rest for now—I'll handle the second half."

"Xiao Huo, Xiao Lei, Xiao Tu—your turn."

In the skill bar—

【"Ice Spike Spell," though reluctant, nodded obediently: "Wu…wu…okay, Master, I'll wait for you."】

Meanwhile, "Fireball Spell" exploded with ecstatic excitement.

【"Fireball Spell" erupted in towering flames: "Hahaha! Finally, it's my turn!"】

【"You filthy insects—prepare to face my wrath! Burn everything to ash!"】

【"Earth Shield Spell" also stirred with eagerness: "Here we go, Master!"】

Lin Mo raised both hands.

In his left hand, wild flames surged upward.

In his right hand, blinding lightning coiled.

Two utterly different yet equally devastating elements danced wildly in his palms.

"Flame Storm!"

"Thunder Chain Hell!"

Boom—!!!

Lin Mo thrust both hands forward violently.

In an instant, the temperature inside the temple skyrocketed.

A colossal fire tornado, reaching from earth to sky, formed out of nowhere—its furious form sweeping toward the grand priest, ready to burn all things to cinders.

At the same time—

Zzzzt!

Countless thick purple lightning chains wove instantly into a vast net of thunder, sealing the grand priest completely within.

That wasn't all.

Lin Mo waved his hand again.

Boom—rumble rumble rumble—!!!

Fire and lightning fused perfectly at this moment.

Lei Yan·Infernal Judgment!

That seemingly invincible wall of raging sand could not last even a single second before this ultimate destructive firepower; it evaporated instantly!

Roar of Flame!

Pillar of Blazing Fire!

Exploding Flame Spiral Dragon Bullet!

Lei Lin Descends!

Earth Shakes, Mountains Tremble · Thousand Rock Spears!

Death-Thorn Rock Spear!

Relying on his vast array of skills, Lin Mo transformed into an ruthless King of Firepower, unleashing his abilities in a frenzy.

Though Long Xu Ban and the others had witnessed this scene countless times, each viewing still left them utterly stunned.

In this world, skills are extremely precious; moreover, they are still only freshmen.

The number of skills Lin Mo possesses is simply greater than that of a level 100 veteran mage...

"Aaaah——!!!"

The Mad Sand High Priest let out a shriek of agony so piercing it reached its extreme.

The bandages wrapped around its body instantly burned to ash, and its shriveled form was scorched black by the thunder.

The health bar plummeted at a terrifying speed visible to the naked eye!

90%...

70%...

50%!

In less than ten seconds, this raid dungeon mini-boss was blasted straight to half health.

Behind.

Ye Kong and the others, watching this scene, all involuntarily swallowed their saliva.

"Too... too brutal..."