novelraw Chapter 192: The Magical Use of [Flash]
Chapter 192: The Magical Use of [Flash]
Chapter 192: The Magical Use of [Flash]"We can't hold on like this..."
At the rear, the injured Commander Joel frowned deeply, his face full of heartache as he watched the guards ahead.
"Bishop Fletcher, please take action!"
Bishop Fletcher nodded with a grave expression: "Although I can only cast such magic at most twice, given the current situation, it's indeed necessary to use one now..."
As his words fell, he raised his staff, and a strand of intense Holy Light shone from it. The Holy Light grew brighter and higher, finally flying into the air and illuminating this small patch of sky as if it were daytime.
The Holy Light poured down, golden radiance transforming into an expanding "barrier" like an inverted bowl.
In the areas touched by the golden light, the wounded soldiers suddenly shuddered, their injuries beginning to heal.
Even most Goblins were blocked outside this barrier, unable to break through for the moment, giving the soldiers and adventurers on the frontline a great breathing space.
However, Bishop Fletcher's face instantly turned pale, and he seemed to age many years in an instant.
His hand holding the staff began to tremble slightly, his whole body shaking, until he finally collapsed backward as if drained of strength.A nearby Priest immediately supported him, shouting with deep concern: "Your Excellency Bishop, are you alright?"
Fletcher waved his hand: "I'm fine, just exhausted too much. I'll recover in a while..."
What a powerful skill!
Lin Mo's eyes were full of shock. Bishop Fletcher's "Holy Light Barrier" just now had an astonishing range of hundreds of meters, almost covering the entire central battlefield where the fighting was most intense.
Moreover, that Holy Light Barrier seemed to have two effects: the first was blocking enemy attacks, and the second was healing allies within range.
This was the most exaggerated skill Lin Mo had seen so far.
It didn't even seem much like a skill anymore, but more like some kind of domain or blessing...
Lin Mo didn't think ordinary Priests could possess such ability.
This was most likely related to Bishop Fletcher's identity as a bishop of the Holy Light Church—in other words, it was probably a power of faith or divine bestowal.
Of course, the cost of using such power was enormous. Bishop Fletcher was at least an elite-level Professional, but after using just this one skill, he seemed completely drained, his entire state directly withered.
Indeed, if such a skill had no significant limitations, Silverstream City wouldn't need to worry about any Goblin invasion at all.
Bishop Fletcher's intervention helped relieve some pressure for part of the soldiers, but this was only temporary after all. The Holy Light Barrier soon disappeared, and the Goblins charged forward again.
However, the Goblins that had been within the barrier's range had already been cleaned up by the soldiers and adventurers, and they had sufficient time to readjust their formations. Combined with the healing and stamina recovery effects provided by the Holy Light "Barrier," these affected soldiers could be said to have almost fully recovered.
Faced with this situation, the Goblin side obviously grew more anxious. Countless Goblins rushed forward one after another, completely using their corpses to pile up their advance.
At the same time, a new batch of powerful Goblins began pouring into the battlefield.
Lin Mo's work continued to proceed vigorously.
[Shadow Split]!
Using the [Shadow Split] skill again, he summoned a clone, splitting into two paths, targeting those powerful Goblins directly.
It was worth mentioning that perhaps because Lin Mo had killed too fiercely with Blizzard earlier, the relatively powerful Goblins didn't choose concentrated attack methods but completely dispersed into the Goblin army, afraid of being wiped out in one fell swoop. Ꞧ𝖆₦ꝋβЁ𝓢
If only he had held back Blizzard a bit. Perhaps if the Goblins failed to break through after prolonged attacks, they might gather their elite forces to form an assault team. In that case, Lin Mo could have earned massively with one Blizzard.
Shaking his head, he focused on the present.
Lin Mo's primary targets were naturally those exceptionally large Giant Goblins that were most dangerous to the ordinary soldiers on the frontline.
These guys were strong indeed, but their huge size wasn't always an advantage on the battlefield. Lin Mo could spot them almost at a glance, then reach them immediately and kill them effortlessly.
Instead, those smaller Bronze Goblins were more troublesome. In the chaotic Goblin army, Lin Mo could hardly spot them immediately;
he usually only noticed when something happened on the frontline, by which point losses had already occurred.
Like Lin Mo, relatively powerful adventurers and a few officers who didn't need to command were performing similar tasks.
But the Goblins clearly realized this too and implemented countermeasures.
Many adventurers roaming the battlefield were ambushed by powerful Goblins while dealing with those Goblin elites.
Naturally, this included Lin Mo.
He had just swung a [Charged Sword Slash], killing a Giant Goblin in front of him, when he suddenly felt a sharp cold wind attacking from his side.
After numerous sparring sessions with Sherfilia, Lin Mo's combat instincts had improved significantly, so he immediately detected the ambusher.
For safety, he naturally applied the [Fortitude] skill first, along with an additional [Frost Guard].
Then, Lin Mo suddenly activated the [Vanish] skill, entering invisibility and causing his attacker to lose its target.
The Assassin Goblin's attack missed, and it looked around with a bewildered expression.
The next moment, scorching heat came from behind. It reacted quickly, but just as it prepared to dodge, the spear composed of blazing fire directly pierced through its body.
[Flash] proficiency +30
[Blazing Fire Spear] proficiency +30
The Assassin Goblin, mostly grayish-blue with some silver hues, looked utterly confused, completely unable to understand what had happened.
Initially, he felt the fire spear was still some distance away, and with his speed, he should have had a chance to attempt dodging.
Why did it suddenly...
A satisfied smile appeared on Lin Mo's face.
Indeed, Flash could be combined with other skills.
Before this, Lin Mo often preferred using [Vanish] combined with physical skills like [Blood Qi Blade] or [Charged Sword Slash] for assassination operations.
The reason he didn't use magic was because although the [Vanish] skill could make his main body invisible, it didn't include elements resonated by magic.
So once magic was used, it essentially exposed his position, losing the meaning of invisibility.
But now, with Flash's spatial magic assisting in sudden advances, some magic could also be used for ambushes.
However, since he couldn't perform Dual Casting, he had to completely prepare the [Blazing Fire Spear] skill first, then carry it along for the flash.
That's why the target had time to react.
But in most cases, even if they reacted, it was useless because Flash's advance was simply unreasonable—one moment it was several meters away, the next the magic had solidly hit.
Glancing at the Goblin whose body had a huge molten hole and was sleeping permanently on the ground, Lin Mo showed a somewhat surprised expression.
Judging by the proficiency given, this guy's threat level actually reached 5?
And it didn't seem like a pure Bronze Goblin either... probably like those Quasi-Bronze Goblins, this one before him was a higher-bloodline Quasi-Silver Goblin.
[Flash] and [Blazing Fire Spear] hadn't gained proficiency before, both at level one, so after receiving these 30 proficiency points, they directly rose to level 3.
"Skill [Flash] Lv1 (10/10) leveled up!"
"Skill [Flash] Lv2 (20/20) leveled up!"
"Current skill [Flash] Lv3 (0/40)"
"Skill [Blazing Fire Spear] Lv1 (10/10) leveled up!"
"Skill [Blazing Fire Spear] Lv2 (20/20) leveled up!"
"Current skill [Blazing Fire Spear] Lv3 (0/40)"
Before reaching Epic Level, the first few skill levels were relatively easy to train.
Killing two more monsters would level these two skills to 4, gaining attribute points and choosing the second evolution path.
Thinking this, Lin Mo's eyes suddenly lit up, and he activated the [Vanish] skill again, charging toward a level 4 Bronze Goblin.
He quickly reached the Bronze Goblin but didn't attack as usual. Instead, he focused his will.
The next moment, the scenery before him rapidly changed. What appeared before the Bronze Goblin was no longer Lin Mo's main body, but his clone.
Immediately after, a roaring explosion suddenly sounded. Without any suspense, that Bronze Goblin, along with many ordinary Goblins and several Goblin Guards around it, were blown to pieces.
[Shadow Split] proficiency +37!
Meanwhile, Lin Mo arrived at his clone's original position, where an exceptionally large Giant Goblin swung its heavy hammer, smashing down toward Lin Mo's head.
A cold smile appeared at the corner of Lin Mo's mouth as he swung his Steel-Cleaving Sword, fearlessly engaging in direct confrontation.
The Giant Goblin's face immediately showed delight. In previous battles, this human had been like a slippery eel, dodging everywhere, never daring to face him directly.
Now he finally couldn't dodge anymore. The Giant Goblin seemed to already see the scene of his hammer smashing the human's skull, blood and brain matter splattering everywhere.
However, when hammer met sword, the tremendous force from the other end brought him back to reality.
The Giant Goblin's face showed disbelief as it staggered back two steps.
Was it his illusion... why did this human suddenly feel much stronger?
This Giant Goblin's strength was indeed not weak, with a threat level of 5.
If it were just Lin Mo's clone, even with self-destruction, it might not be able to take it down. Coincidentally, Lin Mo had just spotted a level 4 Bronze Goblin, so he simply swapped positions with his clone, using the clone's self-destruction to solve the Bronze Goblin while his main body transferred here to deal with this big guy.
[Accumulated Sword Combo]!
Lin Mo wouldn't care about the other's surprise, immediately unleashing an Accumulated Sword Combo. Although instant-cast, three sharp Sword Energies made the Giant Goblin break out in cold sweat.
It hastily dodged one, but Lin Mo had chosen the angle well—after dodging that one, the remaining two were completely unavoidable.
The Giant Goblin could only brace itself and swing its heavy hammer to block.
Its strength was indeed not weak, actually managing to block the two Sword Energies.
But the Giant Goblin had exhausted all its strength in doing so, and Lin Mo seized the moment when its old force had just departed and new force hadn't yet been generated to strike again.
He charged toward the Giant Goblin at extreme speed. The Giant Goblin gritted its teeth, preparing to block with its hammer hastily. Even if such a rushed block wouldn't be very effective, it was better than being instantly killed.
However, just like before, as Lin Mo's figure was about to reach the Giant Goblin, and the Giant Goblin swung its hammer at the appropriate angle according to his movement trajectory...
Lin Mo's figure suddenly disappeared for an instant, then directly appeared right in front of the Giant Goblin.
[Charged Sword Slash]!
Taking advantage of the Giant Goblin dealing with his previous move, this time Lin Mo unleashed a fully charged Charged Sword Slash.
Five Sword Energies instantly shot out, merging into one, easily cutting the Giant Goblin in half at the waist.
"So useful, really useful!"
Delight appeared on Lin Mo's face. Just as he had previously speculated, the Flash skill was incredibly useful.
Especially when the opponent didn't know about it, creating an information gap between them.
Sudden flash ambushes were deadly for opponents weaker than or similar in strength to himself.
[Flash] proficiency +30!
[Charged Sword Slash] proficiency +30!
In that case, he should save his remaining mana even more for using Flash.
As said before, killing more ordinary Goblins wouldn't affect the overall battle situation. Lin Mo's most important task was still dealing with opponents that ordinary soldiers couldn't handle.
So although he really wanted to use [Blizzard] to grind some proficiency, for the bigger picture, he had to temporarily set aside that thought.
After all, after that series of magic bombardments during the initial battle phase, Lin Mo's mana consumption was indeed quite severe.
Of course, he still had some trump cards reserved for critical moments...
Lin Mo glanced at the ring on his hand and continued engaging in battle.
Just as predicted before the battle, whether in terms of ordinary Goblin numbers or Mutated Goblins, Goblin Guards, Bronze Goblins, and powerful creatures like Giant Goblins, their numbers far exceeded Chairman Vic's previous reconnaissance.
After all, although the Secret Realm was the Goblins' main base, not all Goblins hid there.
Just as Lin Mo continued searching for Bronze Goblins and Giant Goblins to eliminate...
Those Goblins that had seemed numb, constantly charging forward and sacrificing themselves, suddenly became as if injected with adrenaline, collectively energized and motivated.
What was happening?
Lin Mo certainly noticed this change. The surrounding Goblins' aggressiveness suddenly increased significantly. They completely went berserk, wildly swinging their weapons to attack him.
Could it be...