Chapter 28: Are You Stupid? You Can Drill Underground!

Time passed quickly.

The sky over Sunset Canyon grew darker and darker.

"Young Master, catch the monsters!"

Accompanied by Shi Tou's shout, more than a dozen black shadows were thrown in from outside the earthen wall.

"Boom—Boom—Boom—!"

Flames shot into the sky inside the wall, and explosions rang out one after another.

Moments later, everything returned to calm.

Shi Tou wiped the sweat from his forehead, glanced at the leisurely Lin Mo standing on the wall, and his eyes were filled with admiration.

"Young Master's talent is simply unmatched."

He glanced at Ye Hongyu, who was on guard beside him, and sighed.

"He's a bit lazy, but he does have ambition; he knows to grind more before the big exam, and his sense of security is extremely high."

Shi Tou touched the Thick Face earthen wall beneath his feet.

"Even with us here, he still erected this earthen wall immediately."

Ye Hongyu nodded in deep agreement. "Young Master's caution is not wrong; in the wild, caution is sometimes more important than strength."

"With Young Master's talent and awareness, he will surely achieve great things in the future."

Just as the two were chatting and sighing with emotion.

An adjutant responsible for outer reconnaissance rushed over from a distance with a hurried expression.

"Report—!"

"Captain Ye!"

The adjutant, panting and speaking extremely fast, said: "Detected a 'Lei Yun Storm Eagle' swarm! The numbers are massive, covering the sky! They have already reached five kilometers away."

"Finally, they're here..."

Shi Tou glanced at the sky and said in a deep voice:

"This is the last wave of the monster tide. According to the pattern, after this wave of flying beasts passes, that wild BOSS should spawn."

Ye Hongyu's eyes sharpened, and she issued a stern order to the surrounding soldiers:

"All personnel, listen up! When dealing with this wave of monsters, do not cripple them; kill them directly. Be sure to protect Young Master's safety."

"Yes!"

Dozens of soldiers shouted in unison.

After speaking, Ye Hongyu turned her head to look at Lin Mo inside the earthen wall.

"Young Master."

"The last wave of 'Lei Yun Storm Eagles' is arriving soon. The levels of this wave of monsters are generally above Lv. 35."

"The level gap is too large; experience decay is severe, and with your current level, breaking their defense and harvesting them would be extremely difficult."

"Don't get involved in this wave; rest peacefully and leave it to us to handle."

After hearing this, Lin Mo looked up at the cloud-covered sky in the distance, where the sound of thunder could be vaguely heard approaching.

He opened his panel and took a look.

【Level: Lv. 15 (12%)】

After the frantic harvesting all afternoon, the experience bar had risen rapidly.

"Alright, I'll listen to Ye Jie."

Lin Mo nodded very readily.

Hearing the Young Master be so reasonable, Ye Hongyu also breathed a sigh of relief.

Just then,

the 'Earth Shield Technique' on the skill bar began to act restlessly.

【'Earth Shield Technique' is trembling with fear.】

【'Earth Shield Technique', looking at the completely unshielded sky above, has fallen into immense anxiety.】

【'Earth Shield Technique', with a crying voice: We have walls here, but no roof! What if they attack from above? What should we do?】

【'Earth Shield Technique', anxious: Master, let's run! This place isn't safe, it really isn't safe!】

Before Lin Mo could comfort it, 'Fireball Technique' immediately started blasting:

【'Fireball Technique', disdainful: Run my foot! So what if their levels are high? As long as they dare to fly in, I'll burn one for every one that comes! I'll burn a pair for every pair that comes!】

【'Earth Shield Technique', despairing: You only know how to brag! Those are monsters above level 35, and we are only level 15...】

"Enough, enough!"

Lin Mo's head hurt from the noise, so he had to step in to mediate.

"Everyone, shut up."

"Hearing Xiao Tu, Ye Jie and the others are guarding outside; it's just a few birds; they can't get in."

"We can't leave just yet; there's still a BOSS preparing to spawn, and the BOSS's experience points are considerable."

【'Earth Shield Technique' is still muttering: But... but the top is really empty... What if? What if one slips through? I'm so scared...】

Lin Mo rolled his eyes and simply stopped paying attention to this coward, closing his eyes to rest.

"Gaa—!!!"

Accompanied by sharp, piercing cries, a huge mass of dark clouds swept in from the depths of the canyon.

Looking closely, it was tens of thousands of giant eagles with wingspans exceeding three meters!

Their feathers were deep purple, and as they flapped their wings, arcs of electricity could be faintly seen dancing.

"Here they come! Everyone prepare! Ranged classes, cast your skills! Bring them down for me!"

Ye Hongyu stood atop the wall and shouted fiercely.

In an instant.

The ranged classes, already poised and ready, struck simultaneously.

"Multi-shot!"

"Explosive Arrow!"

"Wind Blade!"

"Ice Spike!"

For a moment, the multicolored glow of the skills illuminated the dim sky as bright as day.

Boom-boom-boom—

Skills collided with the monster horde, exploding into bursts of brilliant fireworks in the sky.

Countless Lei Yun Storm Eagles were hit by the skills in mid-air.

But the number of these flying magical beasts was simply too great, and unlike the ground mobs that only charged blindly, they were different.

They circled and dove in the air, using their agile positions to dodge the skills from below, while simultaneously spitting out thick bolts of Lei Guang from their mouths to counterattack.

"Damn, there are way too many of them."

Ah Hu stood atop the camp's earthen wall, continuously drawing his bow and shooting arrows, keeping watch for any stragglers that might threaten the Young Master.

However, the numbers were truly too great.

Facing this all-around three-dimensional assault, the defensive line still developed a gap.

Gaaah—!

A massive Elite-class Storm Eagle, its body wreathed in dense Lei Guang, used its insane speed to forcibly dodge three Wind Blades and one Explosive Arrow.

It flapped its wings, and though it suffered minor injuries, it fiercely broke through the outer perimeter's firepower blockade and headed straight for Lin Mo's bed.

"Young Master, be careful!"

Ye Hongyu, who was dealing with two Storm Eagles flanking from the sides, caught a glimpse of this in her peripheral vision, and her face instantly changed.

However, it was already too late to turn back and rescue him.

The Elite Storm Eagle let out a piercing shriek and dove straight down toward Lin Mo!

Its speed was so fast that it even created a sonic boom in the air!

【The 'Earth Shield Technique' screamed like a slaughtered pig: Aaaaaah! It's here! I told you so! I told you the top wasn't safe!】

Lin Mo, however, remained very calm.

With so many big shots around, he truly didn't believe this beast could touch a single hair on his head.

"Beast! Do not think to harm my Young Master!"

Shi Tou's eyes widened, and magic power surged violently throughout his body.

"Die for me!"

Boom—!

A sharp stone spear, thick as a bowl's rim, drilled out from the ground and struck directly at the diving Storm Eagle.

The stone spear pierced through its chest, pinning it like a lamb skewer, forcibly nailing it dead in mid-air.

Fresh blood slowly dripped down the stone spear.

Shi Tou panted heavily, wiped the dust from his face, turned back, and grinned at Lin Mo:

"Young Master, didn't that scare you, did it?"

Lin Mo gave a thumbs up:

"Brother Shi Tou, solid!"

The crisis was averted.

But that oppressive feeling, so close at hand, was deeply etched into the heart of the 【Earth Shield Technique】.

【The 'Earth Shield Technique' trembled in fear, its soul scattered: Too terrifying... too terrifying...】

【The 'Earth Shield Technique' murmured to itself: Just a little bit... just that little bit. What if that big idiot had been one second slower?】

【The 'Earth Shield Technique' fell into deep self-doubt: What's the use of the wall being so high? Without a roof, it's just a live target. What to do, what to do, but sealing the top...】

【The 'Earth Shield Technique' was so anxious it was near tears: The principle of the 'Earth Flow Wall' is to guide the earth vein energy to erupt vertically. Making earth and stone turn ninety degrees horizontally in mid-air to seal the top... so difficult!】

【The 'Fireball Technique' sneered: You are not only a coward, you are also a waste.】

Hearing the 'Earth Shield Technique's' constant muttering, Lin Mo was also speechless.

He casually complained, "Are you stupid? If you can't seal the top, just drill underground."

【The 'Earth Shield Technique' suddenly froze:!!!】

【The 'Earth Shield Technique' had a sudden epiphany: Oh right!!】