Chapter 240

The United States, Adams family territory.

Inside an office.

Carter stood elegantly before the floor-to-ceiling window, holding a glass of red wine.

Arthur, a golden-haired youth, lounged lazily on a leather sofa.

Thud.

The door swung open.

A young man entered respectfully.

"Lord Carter."

"Dragon Country has just broken the record for 【Twilight Throne】."

Carter was not surprised.

He sipped his wine and asked calmly:

"What was the time?"

The young man bowed his head and replied:

"One minute fifteen seconds."

Upon hearing the number,

Carter let out a light laugh.

As expected.

【Twilight Throne】 is a dual-path dungeon.

Even if Dragon Country's fortune was extraordinary and produced a profession overwhelmingly powerful, it could not possibly achieve this time.

It couldn't be two, could it?

One was already absurd—two?

This once again confirmed the theory: Dragon Country must have produced a dungeon-specialized profession, using an entirely inexplicable trait to clear dungeons at speed.

On the sofa,

Arthur chuckled.

"Heh."

"One minute fifteen seconds—what an outrageous score."

Arthur's blue eyes brimmed with contempt.

"Too bad mechanics are ultimately lifeless."

"They can use these exploit-based support professions to set records in dungeons, sure."

"But on a real battlefield, in actual life-or-death combat, will those exploit tricks stop my sword?"

Carter adjusted his suit cuff, a flicker of excitement in his eyes.

"This is also good news."

"Who dares touch the Adams family's record? Heh…"

"Now, the world will get interesting."

The two exchanged glances and smiled.

Arthur sighed.

"It's certainly entertaining."

"Too bad…"

"We weren't matched against them in this round of the Primary Multinational Battlefield."

"Missed the show."

"We'll have to let the seven nations handle it."

"I hope this year's Dragon Order Class can put up a fight—don't die too fast."

"I truly want to personally… slaughter this year's Dragon Order Class."

Hearing Arthur's complaint, Carter burst into loud laughter.

"Hahaha! Then you won't get the chance."

Carter shook his head, walked to the liquor cabinet, and poured himself another glass.

"Seven nations' prodigies uniting to crush them."

"That Dragon Order Class, no matter how strong, will not survive."

Arthur shrugged, seemingly accepting this dull reality.

He lifted his head and looked at Carter.

"Uncle Carter, shall we go report to the Elders now?"

"Since Dragon Country touched our record, shouldn't the seven-nation alliance's plan be officially issued?"

Carter waved his hand, calm and composed.

"Not yet."

"The Elders will surely convene an emergency meeting in the next two days."

…

Late night.

Dragon Country, outskirts of the capital.

【Dark Moon Bone Forest】.

This is a high-level leveling zone, Lv. 5–Lv. 0.

Dark clouds obscured the moon; icy winds howled.

Around them stood twisted, skeletal trees and foul-smelling swamps.

But tonight,

it witnessed an unprecedented disaster.

Da Bai lay obediently on the ground, its fluffy tail swaying gently.

Its clear fox eyes gazed adorably at the battlefield ahead.

In the distance,

the Four Elemental Spirits were slaughtering furiously!

For tomorrow's "Da Bai Login Rights," the skills began another round of frantic speed runs.

Boom—!

【Lightning Strike】 transformed into a thick purple bolt of lightning, crashing from the sky.

A furious lightning net instantly spread.

Dozens of high-health monsters turned to charcoal in an instant.

On the other side,

【Ice Spike】 sneered.

A freezing storm raged.

Hundreds of Frost Death Warriors, spears in hand, advanced like meat grinders.

Wherever they passed, ice shards and shredded flesh flew everywhere.

【Earth Shield】 followed obediently behind, occasionally casting skills to clear minor foes.

Faced with this group of maniacs, it had given up entirely.

At this moment,

【Fireball】 panicked.

【"Damn! Damn! Damn!"】

【【Fireball】 darted wildly through the air, hurling explosive fireballs.】

Though fire damage was extremely high,

against widely scattered monsters,

its clearing efficiency clearly couldn't match 【Ice Spike】's massive army of death warriors.

Not even 【Lightning Strike】's terrifying chain lightning could be matched!

【"Am I going to lose?!"】

【"Will I have to watch Fourth Brother use Da Bai's body to beguile the Master again tomorrow?!"】

【"No way!!!"】

【【Fireball】's flames surged violently.】

It recalled the sensation of having a physical form it had experienced yesterday.

【"Login Rights are mine!"】

【"I am the boss of this household!"】

【"Clearing? Area-of-effect?!"】

【"Break it… ALL!!!"】

Under extreme desire,

【Fireball】's flames instantly contracted to their absolute limit!

In midair.

The Fireball Spell suddenly transformed into a towering pillar of fire, shooting straight into the heavens!

BOOM—!!!!!

The night sky of the 【Dark Moon Bone Forest】 was instantly illuminated.

Like daytime!

Even brighter than daytime by ten thousand times!

The fire column that pierced the heavens exploded violently above the sky!

It split into nine!

Nine colossal blazing suns hung suspended in the night sky.

The air burned; the void twisted.

【"Let this… "】

【"FALL!!!"】

The furious will of the Fireball Spell descended.

The nine blazing suns dragged behind them long trails of destructive fire, crashing down upon the earth with overwhelming, world-shattering force.

BOOM—!!!!!!!!

An explosion beyond words.

The flame shockwave surged outward like a tidal wave.

Even Da Bai, who had been hiding far away to watch, was not spared.

"Whoosh—!!!"

A searing shockwave blasted toward it.

Da Bai, who had been lying peacefully on the ground, had all its fluffy white fur instantly blown straight backward!

"Eep?!"

Da Bai's clear fox eyes widened in shock.

Before it could react,

The gale ripped it clean off the ground!

"Eep eep eep—!!!"

In midair, Da Bai lay on its back.

Its four paws flailed wildly, trying to grasp at nothing.

It looked like a giant white ball of yarn.

Carried by the shockwave,

It rolled wildly across the ground.

It rolled dozens of meters before stopping.

Only when it crashed headfirst into a relatively soft pile of dry leaves did it finally come to rest.

After several seconds,

A fluffy white head slowly emerged, dazed, from the leaf pile.

Da Bai's pointed ears hung limply.

Its vision swam with spinning golden stars.

It staggered to its feet, shook its head violently, and shed a cloud of dry leaves and dust.

When it lifted its head again and looked forward,

The entire fox froze in stunned disbelief.

Where was the Bone Forest?

Only massive craters remained.

At the bottom, dark red magma churned furiously, belching terrifying black smoke.

…

Meanwhile,

At Jingda, the Principal's Office.

Guhe sat at his desk.

"Hum—"

The desk trembled slightly.

The tea cup on the desk rippled with concentric waves.

"Hm?"

Guhe looked up and met Xu Wenchang's gaze on the sofa.

Both hurried to the window and gazed into the distance.

Far in the night sky,

The black horizon had been scorched into a blinding crimson.

Faintly, the terrifying afterimages of nine falling suns could still be seen.

Half the sky burned…

"It's started again."

Guhe let out a bitter laugh.

"Ever since Lin Mo made a pact with the Formless Void Beast, outdoor grinding has gotten crazier."

Xu Wenchang shook his head, helpless:

"In all these years, this is the first time our Jingda training zones have been hit by a high-tier skill."

Guhe sighed in reflection.

"Those monsters probably never imagined they'd die at the hands of a high-tier skill."

After all,

At this level,

Who else but Lin Mo would have a high-tier skill?

Who among the masters with high-tier skills would waste time here setting off fireworks?

It's like using a cannon to swat a mosquito!

Just then,

Xu Wenchang seemed to notice something:

"Wait, Principal."

"Nine stars falling in a line… this doesn't look like meteor fire."

Guhe studied the horizon closely.

"Indeed—fire element compressed to its extreme, solidified into actual suns…"

Both spoke at once:

"Lin Mo just learned a new skill?!"

The office fell into brief silence.

Xu Wenchang sighed.

"Ah…"

"Lin Mo's been slowing down lately."

"Took him two days to finally come up with this new high-tier skill."

…

Guhe's face twitched slightly.

"Two days… is that slow?"

"I've spent half my life learning only two techniques."

"You've gotten bloated hanging around Lin Mo…"

"Hah… hahaha."

Xu Wenchang chuckled awkwardly.

"You're right—watching this kid grow stronger, I've almost forgotten how hard high-tier skills are."