Chapter 236: Are We Even Less Than Lin Mo

「……」

The students in Long Xu's class exchanged uneasy glances.

This pet of his has two faces?

At this moment.

Han Mengyao couldn't help but ask:

「Class leader…」

「I remember Teacher Xu personally confirmed that the Wu Xiang Tai Xu Beast is a complete 'blank' with no elemental response.

「But the cold aura emanating from it now…」

「What's going on here?

Hearing Han Mengyao's question,

Lin Mo withdrew his hand and smiled.

「It was indeed a blank before.

「But it isn't anymore.

Saying this,

Lin Mo offered no further explanation on the matter.

He pointed to the array on the right and gave his order directly.

「Enough.

「Don't waste time.

「Bai Bai, go with them on the right.

「I'll take the left.

As soon as he spoke,

【【Ice Spike Spell】immediately panicked.】

【「What? No! 】

【「I was so excited to fight side by side with my master! Why am I being separated from my master in my very first battle? 】

【「Master! Don't abandon me! 】

Hearing the wailing of 【Ice Spike Spell】,

【【Fireball Spell】leapt out immediately, unleashing merciless mockery.】

【「Hahaha! This is hilarious! 】

【「Can't even survive without your master? With a mentality like this, how dare you compete with me for the top slot? 】

【「Little delinquent is still just a little delinquent! Clearly, only I can truly stand alone in this household! 】

【【Fireball Spell】puffed out its chest proudly.】

【「Master! Let me take the top slot! 】

【「If I take the top slot, I'll burn every inch of that damn right path clean to ashes! 】

【【Ice Spike Spell】flew into a rage and turned to blast 【Fireball Spell】with a torrent of curses.】

【「Shut up! None of your business! You lost the bet—go sit on the sidelines! 】

「Enough, Xiao Bing. Be quiet.

Lin Mo spoke to soothe it.

「It's only temporary. When we face the final boss, these two paths will merge again.

「Go with them, do your best, clear the monsters quickly—don't make me wait too long.

Hearing they would merge again,

【【Ice Spike Spell】's eyes lit up.】

【「Good! Master, wait for me! I'll clear the monsters fast and come find you! 】

Watching Xiao Bing's spirited demeanor,

Lin Mo nodded in satisfaction.

He turned to Han Mengyao and the others.

「Go on, step onto it.

Hearing Lin Mo's order, no one hesitated.

「Understood, Class Leader!

Under Bai Bai's lead,

the group swiftly moved toward the right array.

Lin Mo turned alone toward the left array.

As both sides took their positions,

everyone's interface displayed another prompt.

【Detected: Both left and right arrays activated!】

【Ten-second countdown initiated!】

【10… 9… 8…】

The countdown ticked.

Every nerve tightened in that moment.

【3… 2… 1!】

【Teleportation initiated!】

Whirr—!!!

Two blinding beams of light shot skyward, instantly swallowing everyone.

The vast green stone platform fell back into silence.

…

After a dizzying sensation of teleportation,

Han Mengyao and the others landed steadily.

They opened their eyes and swiftly scanned their surroundings.

This was the 【Path of Descent】.

The sky held a suffocating crimson crescent moon.

The light around them was dim.

Beneath their feet lay a foul-smelling black swamp; in the distance stood crumbling bone tombstones.

Cold winds howled, carrying faint, muffled roars of demonic creatures.

「Watch out!

As commander, Han Mengyao immediately gave orders.

Ye Kong gripped his Tang blade in reverse; Wang Dawei raised his massive shield.

The group quickly formed a battle formation.

Just then,

「Roar—!!!

The swamp ahead suddenly boiled.

Countless monsters, oozing black pus and wielding rusted battle blades, crawled out of the mire.

【Descent Demon General, Lv. 5】

【Raging Putrid Beast, Lv. 5】

Dense and countless!

Like a black tide, they surged toward the group.

「My god… so many?

Chu Lingxuan's palm grew slick with sweat as she gripped her shield.

This time, without Lin Mo as their powerhouse,

it would take at least five minutes just to clear this wave?

「Don't freeze up!

「Attack!

Han Mengyao shouted loudly.

「We can't delay the Class Leader's speed-clear time!

Hearing this, everyone's eyes hardened with resolve.

We won't hold him back!

Just then,

A white blur shot past the group.

Han Mengyao recognized it at once.

It was Lin Mo's giant fox!

「Danger!

Han Mengyao cried out instinctively.

In her heart, this current contract beast was unlikely to be particularly strong.

After all, it had only just been bonded yesterday.

Even with its ice attribute now revealed, it was still extremely dangerous against so many demons.

But the next moment.

A cold, disdainful glint flashed in Da Bai's ice-blue eyes.

【"Ice Spike Spell" sneered: "A bunch of disgusting trash."】

Hummm—!!!

An extreme freezing storm erupted outward from Da Bai with terrifying force!

Winter's Frost Throne!

Crack-crack-crack-crack—!

A spectral throne of extreme frost and ice descended with a thunderous crash beneath the blood moon.

Immediately after,

layers of ice spread wildly.

Hundreds of 【Frost Death Warriors】, wielding sharp ice lances, surged up from the frozen ground!

"This…"

Ye Kong's eyes widened.

"What the hell?!!"

Wang Dawei blurted out.

"Isn't this… Class Monitor's high… high-rank skill?!"

【"Ice Spike Spell": "Kill."】

A cold command was issued.

The hundreds of Frost Death Warriors slammed into the demon horde.

Lances thrust!

Frost Strangle!

Waves of demons were cut down mercilessly, like wheat reaped by a scythe, before this army.

After all, these were summons under a high-rank skill.

It was essentially a dimensional crush.

Han Mengyao snapped back to reality.

"Hurry! Don't just stand there!"

"All of you, output! Help Da Bai clear the demons!"

Only then did the others snap out of their daze and begin frantically casting skills.

They attacked while rapidly pushing forward.

But.

The number of demons was simply too great, endlessly pouring in.

The Frost Death Warriors' advance gradually slowed.

At that moment,

Extreme Frost Chain Explosion!

Da Bai's ice-blue eyes locked onto the densest cluster of demons.

Wherever his gaze fell, ten of the largest Twilight Rampage Rot Beasts were instantly frozen into ice statues.

The next second,

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Chain detonations!

Then,

Frost Sky Shattered Ice Array!

Da Bai slammed his front paw hard against the ground.

A massive ice-blue magical array ignited amid the demon horde.

Extreme cold descended; countless inverted ice blades erupted from within, violently shredding every demon inside the array!

Flesh and blood flew everywhere!

Ice shards rained down!

The Longxu Class members.

Mechanically throwing out their pitiful low- and mid-rank skills.

Numbly watching the white figure slaughtering everything ahead.

In just a few seconds, the surrounding demon horde had been completely wiped clean…

The ground was littered with frozen chunks of flesh and debris.

Da Bai elegantly licked the ice shards from his paw, turned his head to look at the others, and lifted his chin.

His gaze seemed to say…

Is that all?

At the rear of the team,

Wang Dawei stared blankly at Da Bai ahead.

"Kong Ge…"

"Why do I feel… we're not even as good as the Class Monitor's pet?"

Ye Kong silently sheathed his Tang blade.

He tilted his head up, gazing at the blood moon in the sky, and gave a bitter smile.

"Dawei…"

"Be more confident."

"Delete the 'like'."