Chapter 77: Carrying with My Life on the Line!

Inside the cabin of the magic-powered train,

the passengers were all pressed against the windows, eyes wide as they stared at the breathtaking scene outside.

In the sky, the figure with blazing flame wings on its back looked like a god descending upon the world.

The dark, overwhelming beast tide had a massive vacuum cleared out of it amid the torrential fire rain.

"Holy crap…"

a young man muttered to himself:

"This… this is a student of Long Xu Ban? We're all eighteen, so why is the gap this huge?"

A bespectacled man beside him replied coolly:

"Buddy, you're overthinking it."

"Long Xu Ban students are indeed all monsters, but I bet that even within Long Xu Ban, this one is the king of monsters!"

"Level 20… which family's level 20 can pull off such explosive combos? Most level-20 professionals have at most three beginner skills, right?"

"How many skills has this monster thrown out? And at least two of them are mid-tier skills!"

"Right? My uncle is a level-40 fire mage, and I feel like standing next to him, my uncle looks like a minion."

Inside the cabin, chatter rose and fell in waves.

Soon, someone came to their senses, frantically pulled out a phone, and began recording this stunning scene.

Some went even further, starting a livestream on the spot.

"Family! I can't keep up the act, I'm laying my cards out — I got attacked on the magic-powered train, but… we also ran into a god!"

"Fire up those rockets! Let's give our Long Xu Ban student some hype!"

……

Meanwhile,

Lin Mo hovered high in the sky.

Although the previous burst had cleared the surrounding monsters, the beast tide seemed endless, surging forward once more like a black tsunami.

"Come on, bring it on — let's see how many levels I can gain."

The corner of Lin Mo's mouth curved upward.

Fortunately, he was wearing the 【Phantom Spirit Set】, and its whopping 65% cooldown reduction was now showing its full value.

By the time the monsters were about to surge up to him, his CDs had already refreshed.

"Xiao Tu, Xiao Huo, you handle it however you want."

Lin Mo played the hands-off boss.

In front of these sentient skills, his own micro-control as their master might really not be a match for them acting on their own.

He only had to be responsible for looking cool — the rest could be left to the skills.

【【Earth Shield】 immediately acknowledged: Don't worry, Master! I won't let them get within half a step of you!】

【【Fireball】 was extremely excited: Ants, and you still dare to come forward? Then let this sky-full of flames be your funeral! Die!】

Hum—!

The Quicksand Domain expanded once more, and the ground monsters were instantly locked down.

Immediately after, countless fire-type skills rained down on the monster tide as if they cost nothing.

Boom boom boom—!

【【Fireball】 cackled: Hahahaha! Line up! Come die one by one!】

Just after Lin Mo cleared yet another wave of monsters.

several streaks of light rushed over.

"Lin Mo, I'm here to help!"

Han Mengyao held a silver spear, frost swirling around her, long hair flying — like a war goddess.

Behind her, Chu Lingxuan followed closely, shouldering a greatsword and a tower shield taller than she was.

"Classmate Lin Mo, I'll protect you!"

And on the other side,

Han Mengqing also waved her staff and ran over, shouting excitedly:

"Lin Mo, Brother Lin Mo, I'm here too! I'm here to help too!"

Seeing these three classmates who had charged in to support him, Lin Mo didn't refuse.

After all, Lin Mo held one principle: if he could leech a win, he'd never carry; if he could gang up, he'd never solo.

This was called the rational use of resources.

The four quickly regrouped.

Chu Lingxuan raised the tower shield at the very front.

Although her frame was petite, that tower shield gave off a rock-steady, immovable sense of security.

The sisters Han Mengyao and Han Mengqing flanked the left and right sides respectively.

And Lin Mo hovered behind the three of them, serving as the team's core damage-dealing artillery platform.

A temporary yet unbelievably luxurious combat squad — arguably the strongest level-20 team in Dragon Nation — instantly took shape at this moment.

"ROAR—!!!"

The monsters' furious howls surged skyward.

This time, their momentum was clearly fiercer than before.

The two waves of monsters Lin Mo had cleared earlier were all level 25.

Starting with this wave, they were uniformly level-30 monsters!

Ten levels higher than Lin Mo and the other three!

And these demonic creatures were radiating a red glow bestowed by the War Giant, their stats skyrocketing!

"Everyone be careful! This wave is strong!"

Han Mengyao's eyes sharpened, her grip tightening on her long spear.

"Don't worry! I can hold!"

Chu Lingxuan cried out sharply and slammed Giant Shield, Heavily Fortified into the ground.

"Holy Protection!"

Hum—!

A thick golden barrier instantly enveloped all four of them, with special emphasis on Lin Mo.

Lin Mo looked at the faintly shimmering golden barrier around him and felt considerably more at ease.

Even though previous monsters couldn't break his defense anyway.

But under Han Mengqing's buffs, the pain was real.

Now this shield looked solid—it should absorb a lot of attacks for him.

This was the kind of output environment a mage should have.

Lin Mo sighed.

The next second, Han Mengqing refused to be outdone.

"Watch my buff—I'm C'ing with my life!"

A blood-red light shot instantly toward Lin Mo.

"???"

Lin Mo's midair form staggered.

What the hell kind of skill name is that?

What kind of skills has this girl mastered?

Lin Mo glanced at his status bar.

【C'ing with My Life: All damage increased by 30%, skill cooldown reduced by 10%, lose 2% of maximum HP per second!】

Seeing the second half, Lin Mo's scalp prickled.

Damn…

Truly fitting name—C'ing with his life!

Losing 2% HP every second?

Fifty-second man?

That's too brutal!

Luckily, Han Mengqing had already cast a powerful healing buff on him, perfectly offsetting the HP-drain debuff.

"So these two skills are a pair…"

Lin Mo muttered inwardly.

As the demonic tide drew near.

"Attack!"

Lin Mo's eyes hardened.

【Earth Shield Technique: Received!】

Hum—!

The Quicksand Domain instantly spread out.

The iron-armored demonic rhinos at the front lost their footing and sank into the mud.

"Hearing Xiao Huo, clear the field!"

Boom—!

A massive fire tornado erupted from the center of the beast tide, swallowing countless demons.

Immediately, countless red circles glowed across the ground.

Over twenty pillars of fire shot skyward, engulfing the demons trapped in the quicksand.

The flames faded.

The iron-armored demonic rhinos had not fallen.

The demons before them were nearly all level 30—nine levels higher than Lin Mo!

Coupled with the War Giant's aura, their HP and defense had reached terrifying levels.

"Roar!"

The iron-armored demonic rhinos thrashed wildly.

The level gap drastically weakened the control effects.

They were about to break free.

"Absolute Frost Domain!"

Han Mengyao gripped her spear with both hands and slammed its butt hard into the ground!

Crack—!

From the spear's tip, icy blue energy exploded outward in a wave.

The iron-armored demonic rhinos, just pulling one leg free from the quicksand, were instantly frozen solid by the terrifying cold.

Hard ice crystals surged wildly up their limbs, freezing them into statues in an instant.

The control chain was perfectly sustained.

"Well done!"

Lin Mo's eyes lit up.

Without Han Mengyao's follow-up control, his skills would have been on cooldown just then, and he might have lost his composure.

Is this the most special existence in the Water Element, the Ice Element known as the strongest controller?

Only when one's understanding of the Water Element reaches the peak is it possible to comprehend this.

Perhaps when he reaches level 30, he can also learn a Water Element skill to bolster his control.

With just a few seconds of control, under the dual buffs of equipment and buffs, Lin Mo's skill cooldowns...

... were ready!

"Hearing Xiao Huo! Send them on their way!"

【Fireball had long been impatient: Die, old man!!!】

Boom boom boom boom boom—!!!

A new round of firepower rained down.

The ice sculptures exploded in the flames; though level 30 common monsters possessed very high health, they could not withstand Lin Mo's two consecutive waves of terrifying bombardment.

In an instant,

the world was quiet once more.