Chapter 81: Like a God

“Puff… puff…”

Shen Yifeng’s chest heaved violently.

Around him, the guard members were nearly all exhausted, holding on only by sheer willpower.

And the War Giant, too, was at its last breath.

Its body was covered in wounds, its stony skin cracked open, revealing dark red blood within.

“Captain… it should be about over…”

One of the members wiped sweat from his face.

Shen Yifeng squinted.

The War Giant’s health bar hung by a thread.

Less than 10% left.

Just one more push, and they could finally eliminate this root cause of the beast surge!

Shen Yifeng glanced at his comrades behind him.

Everyone’s condition was poor; their physical strength and spirit had reached their absolute limits.

In contrast, the War Giant, though critically wounded, had entered its most furious dying stage.

“Roar—!!!”

The War Giant let out a bellow, its once gray-white eyes turning into two blazing balls of bloodfire.

It raised its massive stone fist.

A dying struggle’s final blow was often the deadliest.

“Hold the line, all of you!”

Shen Yifeng gritted his teeth, “This is the last wave!”

Just then.

Hum—!!!

A piercing thunderclap came from above.

Shen Yifeng instinctively looked up.

Lin Mo’s figure, with blazing wings sprouting from his back, shot downward like a meteor.

Red flames illuminated the dim battlefield, casting light upon his young, cold face.

That was…

Before Shen Yifeng could react.

“Move aside.”

The next second.

Zizz—!!!

Lin Mo clenched his hand in midair.

A vast net of blue lightning descended from the sky, slamming down over the War Giant’s body.

Wild currents surged through its wounds, leaping and exploding across its frame.

The War Giant froze rigidly.

Its massive body convulsed violently, emitting a muffled cry of agony.

Strange arcs of electricity flickered wildly across its surface.

【Electrified: All damage taken over the next 10 seconds is doubled!】

“This is…”

Shen Yifeng’s pupils shrank sharply.

He stared at the figure standing before them.

Wings of flame, a prison of lightning.

The overwhelming visual impact left even this battle-hardened veteran momentarily dazed.

“Lin… Lin Mo?!”

Shen Yifeng recognized him—the top-ranked student of Dragon Order Class, the new recruit who should’ve been protected in the rear.

“Wait… that’s a Thunder affinity skill?!”

“So… all those elite monsters were taken down by Lin Mo? A new recruit at only level 20?”

Shen Yifeng felt his head spinning.

How could “level 20” and “triple-affinity master mage” possibly go together?

“What are you standing around for? Output now!”

Lin Mo’s voice snapped everyone out of their shock.

Immediately after.

Boom—!!!

Lin Mo raised his hand and unleashed 【Flame Pillar】, then 【Multiple Exploding Fireballs】, 【Blast Yan Spiral Dragon Bullet】…

One fire skill after another rained down on the War Giant as if they cost nothing.

“This… is insane.”

One of the members stared, dumbfounded.

Earlier, they’d been too far to see clearly.

Now, up close, the oppressive presence of Dragon Order Class’s triple-affinity top mage was suffocating.

“Don’t just gawk! While the Electrified buff lasts! Everyone! Hit it hard!”

Shen Yifeng snapped back to reality and roared.

“Yes!!!”

The members shouted back in unison.

Arrows, wind blades, heavy slashes…

A kaleidoscope of skill lights poured down upon the War Giant.

Shen Yifeng’s expression turned icy as he prepared to drain the last drop of his magic power.

Just then.

A pink figure suddenly darted out from the side.

“Uncle! Uncle! Watch as the young lady presents you with the Ultimate Deluxe Family Bundle!”

Han Mengqing swung her staff, her face alight with excitement.

Shen Yifeng froze.

Before he could react.

Several auras converged upon him.

He felt his body jolt violently.

“So… so strong!”

But…

The next instant, Shen Yifeng’s face turned pale.

“Aaaah—!!!!”

His old wounds, under doubled pain, felt as if salt had been poured on them, then scraped raw with steel wool.

At the same time,

Shen Yifeng clearly felt his HP plummeting, then being violently pulled back.

His health bar was dancing, his heart pounding, his body as fragile as paper, and he was excruciatingly, agonizingly in pain!

“Hehe, Uncle, the full set’s ready!”

Han Mengqing stuck out her tongue and waved her tiny fist. “Now you’re the village’s last hope! Go, go, go!”

“I… I really appreciate you!!!”

Shen Yifeng roared through tears.

Amid this excruciating pain and life-or-death urgency, he poured every ounce of resentment and power into his staff.

“Storm Crush!!!”

Boom—!

Dozens of cyan wind blades merged into a colossal, devastating tornado, slamming into the War Giant.

On the other side,

Han Mengyao’s spear pierced forth a chilling glimmer, while Chu Lingxuan’s Holy Judgment descended.

A skyful of skill lights instantly drowned the War Giant.

Yet.

Amid this storm of skill lights,

an even more terrifying, more dominant aura was brewing within Lin Mo.

The sky darkened.

Lin Mo hovered high above, his gaze cold and detached, his robes snapping in the gale.

He slowly raised his right hand, lightning swirling around it.

“Little Thunder, give it the final blow.”

["Thunder Strike"] let out a cold snort: It was about time.

CRACK—!!!

Dark clouds churned; lightning serpents danced wildly.

A crushing pressure poured down from the heavens above.

Shen Yifeng and the others, who had been frantically outputting, froze mid-action and looked up.

The countless bolts of lightning began rapidly converging and coalescing in midair.

Finally.

A divine beast, a Qilin entirely formed of lightning, appeared before their eyes.

It stepped upon thunderclouds, raised its head, and let out a roar that shook a hundred li!

“This… this is…”

Shen Yifeng, ignoring the searing pain in his body, was utterly stunned.

As a veteran player, how could he not recognize this move?

It was a single-target, high-explosion skill, ranked among the top five most difficult to master among all mid-tier skills: Thunder Qilin Descends!

Amid the stunned gazes of everyone present.

Lin Mo pressed his arm downward.

“Fall.”

ROAR—!!!

The Thunder Qilin let out a deafening bellow, descending from the sky wrapped in ten thousand juns of lightning!

At that moment, heaven and earth lost their colors.

In every eye, only that blindingly brilliant flash of lightning remained.

BOOM—!!!!!

The lightning exploded; electric arcs swept across all directions.

Even Shen Yifeng and the others, standing dozens of meters away, were thrown back by the terrifying shockwave.

And at the epicenter of the explosion.

The War Goliath’s body finally began to crumble.

Immediately after.

A brilliant golden light surged upward from Lin Mo’s body.

Just moments ago, he had cleared that wave of elite monsters; his experience bar was already nearly full.

Now, with the massive experience from this leader-tier boss added.

Lin Mo’s level broke through again.

[Congratulations! Your level has increased to Lv.22!]

[Current Level: Lv.22 (75%)]

The lightning faded.

The battlefield fell into deathly silence.

Everyone stared at the boy hovering in midair.

The dark clouds parted; a single beam of sunlight pierced through and fell directly upon Lin Mo.

Like a god.