Chapter 78

Inside the magic train, the passengers who witnessed this scene erupted again.

“What the fuck… is this the coordination between Longxu Class students?”

“I heard they’re freshmen, right? Should be their first time fighting together? Why does it feel like they’ve trained for years?”

“So strong… truly incredibly strong.”

“Anyone else realize? Twenty-level Longxu Class freshmen are slaughtering thirty-level beast hordes like weeds…”

A young girl covered her mouth, her eyes filled with stars.

“That girl with the big shield is so reassuring, that ice spear warrior is so cool! And that pink pigtails girl—is she a priest? Her buffs are insane!”

Someone pointed at the figure at the back of the team, “The weirdest one is definitely that winged mage at the end—this DPS? Absolutely explosive…”

“Yeah… this clearing ability, this dominance—no one else comes close.”

“I feel the combined DPS of those three girls is less than half of Lin Mo’s…”

“Be more confident—drop the ‘feel.’”

In the corner, the little girl pressed against the window, her wide, watery eyes reflecting the sky ablaze with fire.

“Mommy! That big brother is so handsome and powerful! Even cuter than the ones in my comic books!”

The young mother hugged her daughter tightly, her eyes brimming with relief and gratitude after narrowly escaping death:

“Yes… he’s a great hero. A true hero.”

The fear inside the carriage vanished completely.

In this world, nothing is more reassuring than witnessing firsthand humans crushing a beast horde.

As long as that figure stands in the air, this train is an absolute fortress of safety!

…

【‘Fireball’ looked at the corpses littering the ground and swelled with pride.】

【‘Fireball’ gloated: Old Three, I admit my single-target damage is temporarily inferior to yours, but when it comes to AoE, you can’t even compare to a single hair of mine.】

【‘Fireball’ clicked his tongue: What’s the point of just hitting wooden dummies? Real combat is the only true test of strength—you lost.】

“…”

Lin Mo’s lips twitched.

What do you mean “you lost”?

This little fire has such a strong sense of competition—Little Thunder never even bet with you…

【‘Earth Shield’ thought Big Brother was getting too full of himself and stepped in to mediate: Hey Big Brother, calm down a bit—we’re all family.】

【‘Earth Shield’ turned to ‘Lightning Strike’: Little Brother, don’t take it to heart. Big Brother just talks too much. Why compare among ourselves? Our duty is to faithfully assist our master!】

Yet.

No matter how much they spoke, ‘Lightning Strike’ remained completely unresponsive.

【‘Fireball’ sneered: Pfft, playing dead? Must be so overwhelmed by my power he’s gone mute.】

【‘Fireball’ scoffed: Boring. So boring. Being invincible is so lonely…】

Lin Mo couldn’t help but remind them:

“Shut up, Little Fire. Little Thunder’s in deep thought—don’t disturb him.”

【‘Fireball’ froze: …Huh?】

【‘Fireball’ suddenly felt an inexplicable unease.】

【But soon, ‘Fireball’ perked up again—he believed that in AoE, he was the absolute heaven!】

At that moment,

“Lin Mo! They’re coming again!”

Han Mengyao’s voice rang out.

Lin Mo looked up.

The vacuum zone just cleared moments ago was now instantly filled again with a dark tide of demons.

Lin Mo’s eyes turned icy, a smirk curling on his lips:

“Then keep coming! Kill them all!”

Before the words faded, the four’s coordination resumed.

Chu Lingxuan raised her shield, Han Mengyao controlled the monsters.

Han Mengqing didn’t idle either—maintaining her buffs while swinging her staff to launch small spells, blasting the demons into confusion.

Everyone’s sole goal: create the perfect output environment for Lin Mo.

…

Meanwhile,

Xiao Liu and two other elite guard members were rushing toward Lin Mo’s position.

“Holy shit, insane—so insane…”

One guard muttered, “How many skills does this kid even have? I can’t even count them…”

Xiao Liu’s face glowed with excitement, his expression thrilled:

“Now THIS is DPS! THIS is what a mage should be!”

He glanced behind him—at the hundreds of elite-level beast hordes—and then at the two guards beside him, his voice burning with fervor:

“This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance!”

“Fighting side by side with a prodigy of this caliber? It’s an honor that makes your ancestors’ graves smoke!”

“When I’m old, this’ll be the story I brag to my grandkids about! I once fought life and death alongside ‘That Guy’!”

“Brothers! Charge!”

“Yes!!!”

The two guards, infected by his emotion, roared and sprinted toward Lin Mo.

…

In the center of the battlefield,

Lin Mo cleared the field again.

“Ha! I told you—we’re unstoppable together! These trash monsters? Just more meat!”

Han Mengqing lifted her chin, her pink pigtails swaying gently in the wind.

“Hmm… mainly because Lin Mo is just too strong.”

Chu Lingxuan glanced at the scattered remnants of the beast horde ahead and smiled gently.

Suddenly,

Han Mengyao turned her head toward another direction.

“It’s not over…”

Lin Mo followed her gaze.

Another wave of dark, crushing beasts was charging toward them.

And clearly, these demons were noticeably larger than the previous ones.

They looked extremely tough.

Meanwhile,

Three figures were sprinting toward them at incredible speed.

Lin Mo narrowed his eyes.

Huh?

That guy… looks familiar.

Wasn’t it…

The one who followed Shen Yifeng before?

Soon,

The three arrived before Lin Mo and the others.

“You guys are insane!”

Xiao Liu, panting heavily, gave Lin Mo a thumbs-up:

“Beating thirty-level demon hordes like they’re your kids? Awesome. Truly awesome.”

Han Mengqing, hearing the praise, lifted her chin proudly: “Of course! Don’t you know who we are? Longxu Class F4!”

Chu Lingxuan blushed slightly, stealing a glance at Lin Mo’s profile.

But Xiao Liu didn’t waste time—he grew serious:

“Students, this isn’t the time to celebrate!”

“The real trouble… has arrived!”

He looked behind him.

In the sky, countless two-headed demons flew.

On the ground, a horde of heavily armored, axe-wielding half-orcs surged forward.

And at the rear, even larger, towering demon giants followed.

“This is…”

Lin Mo’s eyes narrowed slightly.

Xiao Liu swallowed hard, his voice hoarse:

“That’s the war giant’s personal guard! All 30-level elite mobs!”

Saying this, Xiao Liu pointed to himself and the two teammates beside him:

“We three are all agility-based classes—fast movement, that’s why we got here first.”

“Those bastards all have that damn [War Aura] on them, plus they’re elite mobs to begin with…”

“Simply put, these elite mobs’ combat power is several times more terrifying than all those regular monsters combined!”

At these words,

everyone except Lin Mo grew tense.

A group of 30-level elite mobs was already tougher than regular monsters; now they carried a War Aura that doubled all stats.

Remember, elite mobs already had higher resistance to control effects than regular monsters.

Under level suppression, control effects were nearly useless against Lin Mo and his group.

The reason their previous battle went so smoothly was largely due to the powerful control of [Quicksand Domain] and [Absolute Cold Domain].

But now…

Control skills would likely have little effect.

Once the first round of damage was done and cooldowns kicked in, if they failed to clear or control the field, and hundreds of these enraged elites charged in…

Even with Lin Mo’s [Lava Armor], he’d be in serious trouble.

Ultimately…

The damage just isn’t enough.

If the damage were explosive enough to clear the field in one round, nothing else would matter.

“What… what do we do?”

Han Mengqing grew anxious.

“Don’t panic! Listen to me!”

Xiao Liu took a deep breath, glanced at Lin Mo and the other three, and said firmly:

“We three are all single-target DPS classes—we can take down each elite with one slash, but we can’t wipe them out in groups.”

“Only Lin Mo can clear the field.”

“So our goal is simple: create a clean output environment for Lin Mo.”

“Not enough damage? Then hit them multiple rounds!”

“In short—protect our mage!”

“Understood!!!”

The two teammates roared, eyes red with fury.

Chu Lingxuan said nothing, silently raised her massive shield, and stepped in front of Lin Mo, her gaze resolute.

Han Mengyao pointed her spear downward, a chilling aura radiating from it.

“Pfft… I’m not scared!”

Even Han Mengqing now clenched her lips, ready to heal at any moment.

Watching this, Lin Mo fell silent.

He looked at the backs standing before him.

Some were classmates he’d just met; others were strangers from the guard unit.

At this moment, they had built him the strongest defense with their flesh and blood.

The feeling of being trusted unconditionally, of being protected at the cost of their lives…

Lin Mo’s heart stirred.

“Not enough damage… if only I could clear them all in one burst…”

At that moment,

[“Lightning Strike” turned toward the approaching elite monsters.]

[They stood densely packed; the distance between them… seemed well within the range of lightning leap.]

[“Lightning Strike” began contemplating the essence of lightning. Lightning was not merely a sword piercing heaven and earth—it could also be a chain connecting all things!]

[If fire could spread across a plain, why couldn’t lightning weave a net?]

[“Lightning Strike” saw it—a net, woven from lightning, a death trap with no escape!]

[Congratulations! Your skill “Lightning Strike” has attained enlightenment on the essence of lightning conduction, autonomously deduced, and successfully learned the intermediate Lightning skill—Thunder Chain Hell (Lv.1)!]

[Thunder Chain Hell: Releases a cluster of high-voltage lightning. Upon hitting a target (including bouncing hits), the lightning leaps to all targets within a 5-meter radius, dealing massive damage until no valid targets remain. Applies “Electrified” effect to all hit targets!]

[Electrified: Target enters paralysis; all damage taken over the next 10 seconds is doubled.]

Lin Mo’s heart skipped a beat.

Huh?

Infinite bounce, plus Electrified effect—damage doubled for 10 seconds?

It seems…

The damage is enough now?