Starting Unlimited Evolution from Grinding

Chapter 257: The Birth of "Demonic Qi," Blazing Moon Sky Charge!

"Logically speaking, given the structure of the Boulder Mine, since we fell from Zone 6 above, this should be the relatively safer Zone 7 of the lower layer."

"But saying that is one thing..."

Dirk looked up at the colossal figure gradually revealing itself before them. "The mastermind behind all this clearly wouldn't arrange any easy opponents."

"There's more than one opponent."

Eve's gaze went beyond that massive body, looking behind it.

In the distance further back, more and more magical creatures could be seen swarming towards them.

"Did they use some special alchemical reagent to attract these creatures?"

Hahn frowned deeply.

"But wouldn't that leave traces?"

Milun spoke up. "So it's also possible they just created a commotion, or used the creatures' characteristics to enrage and lure them over.""I hope that's the case..."

Dirk took a deep breath and drew his sword from its sheath. "If it's the latter, then at least their efficiency in guiding the creatures is limited."

Which meant that after defeating this batch of creatures in front of them, they would at least have a breather.

The massive horde of magical creatures surged past that tall figure, charging at them first.

"They're here!"

As soon as the words fell, Eve had already rushed out.

Her figure was like a golden streak of light, instantly reaching the front of one of the creatures.

Only now could she finally see what it looked like.

Its entire body was a grayish-white, looking just like a statue.

Except it wasn't as refined as a crafted statue;

it was somewhat rough. After all, this wasn't a product of meticulous human carving, but a naturally formed magical creature.

A golden light glowed on the blade in Eve's hand, effortlessly slicing the creature in front of her in two.

"It's a Giant Rock Golem!"

Eve's warning made everyone's expressions darken.

The Giant Rock Golem could be simply understood as an advanced form of the Shattered Rock Golem, a creature from the upper layer of the Boulder Mine.

These creatures were tougher and larger than Shattered Rock Golems, each nearly three meters tall, with a level of at least 6 or higher, some even reaching level 7 or 8.

For the adventurers present, this was undoubtedly a rather difficult enemy to deal with.

Especially for warriors like Luke, who was only level 5. Dealing with such creatures, the slightest mistake could result in serious injury.

Fortunately, there were also professionals like Hahn who had reached level 7, and the student team's overall strength wasn't bad either, basically able to hold their own against the Giant Rock Golems.

Ellie and Finnie were the lowest-level individuals present.

However, Ellie had the other attributes provided by Lin Mo. Although she was only level 4, her overall combat power was considerably stronger than Luke's, so she could still tangle with the lower-level Giant Rock Golems.

Finnie didn't need to worry. After all, she was a support-type class like a Priest. She just needed to cast healing and buffing magic and ensure her own safety.

And her safety, naturally, was Sherfilia's responsibility.

After Lin Mo's strength surpassed Sherfilia's, she had fought less on the front lines.

Of course, it wasn't about slacking off or not contributing, but about protecting Finnie—that was her most important duty.

Moreover, the current Lin Mo no longer really needed her help.

Sherfilia looked at that receding figure, feeling a strange sensation for a moment.

Just one or two months ago, she was still the one in the team responsible for being the safety net. When unexpected situations arose, it often fell to her to resolve them.

But now, she had gradually become marginalized. In battles, she only needed to protect Young Mistress Finnie;

other matters usually didn't require her concern.

If it were in the past, Sherfilia might have been happy with this, as the most important person to her was Young Mistress Finnie.

But now...

Watching the figures of everyone fighting not far away, for some reason, a feeling of loneliness suddenly arose in Sherfilia's heart.

Gradually, she was no longer shielding him from behind. Gradually, she could no longer fight side by side with him. The things she could do were becoming fewer and fewer.

Sherfilia was certainly proud of her Master, but she also felt a sense of loss at her own gradual inability to help him.

Of course, Sherfilia wasn't the type to just wallow in self-pity when faced with problems. Compared to lamenting her fate, she preferred to strive to change this situation, to work hard to catch up to his footsteps.

She would have to be even more diligent in her service duties...

The battle had fully erupted. Eve was like a golden streak of light, constantly weaving between the magical creatures.

Lin Mo also raised his left hand. The mana within his body accelerated its flow, tiny blue electric arcs flickering intermittently in his palm.

[Falling Thunder]!

A blue lightning bolt suddenly descended from the sky, striking a Giant Rock Golem.

These creatures, aggregated from rocks where the earth element was highly active in the underground mine tunnels, actually possessed a certain degree of lightning element resistance. However, faced with the huge disparity in power, that bit of resistance clearly couldn't save them.

The roaring lightning illuminated that area as if it were daytime. The violent lightning-element Mana surged wildly within the creature's body, almost instantly electrocuting the Giant Rock Golem into a charred black mass. Its tall body disintegrated, turning into a pile of shattered stones scattering on the ground.

The roaring lightning illuminated that area as if it were daytime. The violent lightning-element Mana surged wildly within the creature's body, almost instantly electrocuting the Giant Rock Golem into a charred black mass. Its tall body disintegrated, turning into a pile of rubble that fell to the ground.

"Skill [Falling Thunder] Lv1 (10/10) leveled up!"

"Current skill [Falling Thunder] Lv2 (20/20)"

"Skill [Falling Thunder] Lv2 (20/20) leveled up!"

"Current skill [Falling Thunder] Lv3 (10/40)"

The power of this skill was still pretty good, after all.

Even though Lin Mo's main arsenal had now become those few Epic-level skills, an Exceptional-Grade skill was already a not-so-low tier.

Plus, with his current total Mana attribute of a whopping 179 points, it would be strange if the power wasn't strong.

Lin Mo made another move. Another flash of thunder descended, shattering another Giant Rock Golem.

[Falling Thunder] proficiency +50

Another 50 points of proficiency credited, and this magic skill directly leveled up to 4 as Lin Mo wished.

"Skill [Falling Thunder] Lv3 (40/40) leveled up!"

"Current skill [Falling Thunder] Lv4 (20/100)"

"Gained basic attribute points: Mana +3!"

117 Strength, 118 Mana. After a long period of control, these two attributes had finally reached the level Lin Mo had previously desired.

So, next...

Lin Mo shifted his gaze forward.

Ahead, there were still many magical creatures left to deal with. A rough glance revealed roughly close to twenty.

After all, that big fellow leisurely making its way over here was an existence that exceeded the standard.

Over ten meters tall, with a body as massive as a small hill. With every step it took, the ground seemed to tremble along with it.

The mere existence of it, in theory, would be enough to make it impossible for Eve and Dirk to defeat even if they fought with all their might.

And the Morin Family's understanding of Lin Mo was still stuck at the time of the Lania City offensive and defensive battle.

As for the previous Blackwater Swamp mission, because it had been pre-arranged, the information passed out was fundamentally fake news with no reference value.

Combined with the numerous Giant Rock Golems, it was enough to annihilate them all here.

Lin Mo smiled slightly, quickened his pace forward, and at the same time, a terrifying blaze continuously gathered and compressed in his hand, finally forming into a dark red spear.

[Blazing Sky Fire Spear]!

Lin Mo swung his arm, and the fire spear shot out at an extremely fast speed, almost instantly piercing through the body of a Giant Rock Golem.

Without any suspense, the Giant Rock Golem was instantly shattered by this terrifying power, its scorching red-hot fragments flying in all directions...

Because using such an Epic-level skill to kill these creatures, which weren't that strong to Lin Mo, was in itself a waste, so Lin Mo specifically chose one that was relatively powerful, which had reached level 7, directly providing 50 points of proficiency.

"Current skill [Blazing Sky Fire Spear] Lv2 (30/40)"

These 60 points of proficiency allowed [Blazing Sky Fire Spear] to reach level 2, and it was only the final 10 points away from level 3.

Enough...

The next moment, Lin Mo gripped his sword with one hand. Blood energy gathered on the blade, and he slashed out a blood-colored crescent-shaped sword energy.

The powerful sword energy instantly sliced through the body of a Giant Rock Golem, effortlessly cutting it in two. The cut surface was extremely smooth, as if it had sliced through fragile paper.

"Skill [Blood Moon Sky Charge] Lv1 (20/20) leveled up!"

"Current skill [Blood Moon Sky Charge] Lv2 (30/40)"

Now is the time!

Lin Mo's pupils contracted. The next moment, flames ignited in his left hand, and blood energy gathered in his right.

The fire spear and the blood-colored sword energy almost simultaneously flashed across the target.

The next moment, a series of notifications appeared before Lin Mo's eyes.

[Blazing Sky Fire Spear] proficiency +40

"Skill [Blazing Sky Fire Spear] Lv2 (40/40) leveled up!"

"Current skill [Blazing Sky Fire Spear] Lv3 (30/80)"

"Gained basic attribute points: Mana +4, Spirit +1"

[Blood Moon Sky Charge] proficiency +50

"Skill [Blood Moon Sky Charge] Lv2 (40/40) leveled up!"

"Current skill [Blood Moon Sky Charge] Lv3 (40/80)"

"Gained basic attribute points: Strength +5."

"Please choose evolution direction—"

Things like evolution direction, now was not the time to choose.

A mysterious and profound feeling surged and churned wildly within his body.

During this period, he had never given up trying and had made some progress.

But that progress was still far, far from the final fusion.

And now, at this very moment.

In this instant, Lin Mo seemed to fall into a state of selflessness. The sounds in his ears gradually faded away, and his vision turned into a blank void.

It was the pulsation of Mana and Qi and Blood, like elegant dancers on a boundless stage, continuously intertwining and connecting!

"Lin Mo?"

Dirk noticed his abnormality. Lin Mo, who had just been cutting down creatures like chopping vegetables, had at some unknown moment suddenly stopped moving, standing motionless on the spot.

The magical creatures were closing in on him, especially that enormous figure... that, Deep Rock Colossus!

At the same time Dirk's voice rang in his ears, Sherfilia had already dashed out at her fastest speed. Her figure was like a ghost, even faster than her previous fastest.

Sharp wind whipped against her face, bringing waves of stinging pain. Sherfilia looked at that dazedly standing figure, anxiety and panic momentarily seizing her heart.

But she quickly calmed down again...

Her disordered steps became steady again, then gradually slowed down, looking somewhat bewildered at that figure.

A golden sword light descended from the sky, landing on that over-ten-meter-tall enormous body. Eve looked at that motionless figure, clenching her fist unwillingly.

It was simply impossible.

Her strength was still insufficient when facing a genuine Mid-Level Lord-Level magical creature.

Moreover, it was facing such a massive, extremely defensively capable Deep Rock Colossus!

That golden sword energy merely left a crack less than half a meter deep on its body, completely unable to hinder its movement.

That small hill-like magical creature finally arrived before Lin Mo, raised its heavy leg, and stomped down towards him. The shadow weighing who knows how many tons enveloped Lin Mo.

At this moment, Lin Mo slowly exhaled a mouthful of turbid air and suddenly opened his eyes.

That pure white world shattered before his eyes. A brand new power surged rapidly within his body.

Powerful Qi and Blood, carrying a blood-like crimson hue, saturated the flames.

He swung the sword in his hand and gently brought it down.

"Blazing Moon Sky Charge."

Amidst the rumbling sounds brought by the colossal magical creature's movement, Lin Mo's whisper-like murmurs seemed so insignificant.

But in this instant, that firefly-like red point of light was so dazzling, so scorching hot.

The giant's heavy leg crashed down. In that instant, the condensed point of light suddenly dyed the entire dark space red.

A crescent-shaped sword energy carrying scorching flames, like a fleeting sun, left a transient, illusory afterimage in everyone's eyes.

The next moment, a red line appeared on that enormous body.

In the distance, at a place who knows how far above them, a point of light from an explosion flashed.

A dull sound only then sounded in everyone's ears.

It wasn't particularly deafening, because it had already crossed a distance of several hundred to a thousand meters, crossed the void above them caused by the earlier "accident," and landed on the ceiling of the Boulder Mine's middle layer.

Returning their gaze to what was in front of them, the Deep Rock Colossus had already been cleanly cut into two halves. The severed surfaces still carried the crimson of being scorched by flames.

Its enormous body crashed to the ground, kicking up a large cloud of dust.