Starting Unlimited Evolution from Grinding

Chapter 300: Nuolun and Sherfilia

At this moment, within the Silent Forest, as more and more contestants encountered the undead creatures in the forest, this Hunting Competition had completely spiraled out of control, descending into utter chaos.

Countless distress signals were being sent out one after another. Some were intercepted directly because the senders were trapped within barriers set up in advance by Necromancers, but other contestants were luckier, being outside the barriers. Their frantic messages flooded the monitoring personnel stationed within the Silent Forest.

These personnel were now overwhelmed and extremely busy.

[Blazing Star]!

Flora roared in anger. A massive crimson fireball descended from the sky, incinerating the undead creature before her into ashes.

She then turned to look at the few injured contestants and tossed a bottle of Life Potion over. "You all, get away from here first. Run towards the forest outskirts as fast as you can. This undead calamity hasn't reached that area yet."

After speaking, she hurriedly left. There were still more contestants waiting for her to rescue.

"Damn it, how did a perfectly good Hunting Competition turn into this?"

Flora hurried along anxiously, but after all, she was a Mage by profession. Although her combat power was extremely formidable, her traveling speed wasn't fast.

The prolonged sprinting had also severely drained her stamina. While it didn't affect her fighting much, it inevitably caused her movement speed to become slower and slower.Flora had already failed to provide support several times. When she arrived at the scene, she only saw a mess of scattered corpses on the ground, some of whom were even students from their own academy!

The mastermind behind an undead disaster of this scale had likely already reached the Transcendent Level... She also didn't know when Teacher Elvish and the others would be able to arrive.

In other parts of the Silent Forest, many supervisors, like Flora, were currently busy, doing their utmost to rescue the contestants attacked by undead creatures.

These supervisors were still quite powerful, with an average level above 15. They could easily overwhelm most undead creatures they faced, but not all undead were so easy to deal with.

Instructor Amy was already locked in a difficult battle.

The armored undead creature before her had a threat level of at least 15, most likely 16. Its strength was not much different from hers, but the powerful regenerative ability of undead creatures made this monster extremely troublesome to handle.

Even though she could severely injure it with powerful magic, the opponent could recover quickly, turning the fight into a long-drawn-out war of attrition.

Coupled with the many low-level undead creatures around and the injured students behind her needing protection, Amy had too many things to consider, and her Mana was depleting at a terrifyingly fast rate.

If things continued like this, she wouldn't be able to hold out for long.

Once she made a mistake, she could get injured, and the children behind her would also face mortal danger!

"Swish—!"

Sherfilia cleanly severed the head of the undead blocking their path. Finnie behind her immediately acted, Holy Light shining upon its body. The undead creature, which had been slowly recovering, instantly let out a piercing shriek, gradually dissipating under the Holy Light.

"Huff... huff..."

Finnie panted wearily. The simplest, most direct way to deal with undead creatures was the Holy Light that utterly countered them... Along the way, she had already purified many undead creatures in a similar manner, saving Ellie and Lin Mo a lot of stamina.

In contrast, however, her Mana was almost depleted, and her mental burden was quite severe. Her vision was now a bit blurry, seeing double images.

She drank another bottle of Mana Potion. Finnie's originally fair complexion with a healthy blush was now almost devoid of color.

Sherfilia frowned tightly, exchanging a glance with Ellie.

They couldn't continue like this.

"Young Mistress, we must leave first."

She said this for who knows which time.

"But Mr. Lin Mo..."

"Trust him."

Sherfilia lowered her gaze, her hands clenched very tightly.

She was also worried. In such a situation, could he really be safe and sound?

But continuing to search blindly in the forest like headless flies was also meaningless. If something happened to them, it would only betray his intentions.

"Sister Sherfilia, let's search for just one more hour, okay?"

Finnie's expression was very helpless.

Sherfilia didn't answer. She just stepped forward, picked Finnie up on her back, and silently walked towards the forest's edge.

Ellie glanced back at the forest. The blood within her body surged rapidly, yet her blood wasn't hot at all. Instead, it was very cold, and her pale skin was subsequently covered with a layer of frost.

During the several intense battles just now, she felt her body growing colder and colder, her speed and strength slowing down, and the power of her techniques growing stronger.

As a Half-Orc, Ellie certainly knew what this situation was.

The Orc bloodline inherited within Half-Orcs was actually mostly "dormant." Only a small portion would manifest, which is why they more closely resembled humans in appearance.

But with age and the growth of strength, under specific circumstances, a very small portion of Half-Orcs might experience a "revival" phenomenon in their bloodline. It was like unlocking chains; the bloodline would slowly awaken, unleashing its true power.

But... there was a price.

The price was that after the bloodline revival, the Half-Orc's appearance would also shift more towards that of an Orc.

Ellie was deeply fearful of such a future.

She didn't know if Lin Mo would start to dislike her after she became more like an Orc, but right now, she would not refuse this power.

During this time when Lin Mo was absent, she had to protect herself, protect Sherfilia and Finnie.

She believed Lin Mo would definitely overcome the danger. Therefore, she would not allow anything that might sadden him to happen...

For that, she needed strength!

(Although a bit abrupt, I need to add a patch here to prevent misunderstandings. Don't worry, it won't affect her appearance.)

Ellie quickly caught up to Sherfilia's pace. Finnie struggled for a while on the petite maid's back, but how much strength could a frail Mage have... She soon exhausted herself and fell silent.

"I remember the direction. This way should be the fastest route out of the forest."

Ellie increased her speed, leading the way ahead.

Sherfilia looked at her back with some surprise.

She was an Assassin Professional, while Ellie was a Warrior, and a strength-type Warrior at that.

But now, the speed Ellie displayed was actually close to hers?

Part of this was certainly due to the enhancements brought by Lin Mo, but before this, Ellie's Agility attribute was probably only at the level of a Level 5 Assassin.

Now, it was at least equivalent to a Level 7 or even Level 8 Assassin!

Also, during the previous battles, the strength she displayed was far higher than her Level 7 rank, comparable to a Level 9 Warrior.

Something must have happened to her...

Sherfilia looked at the faint layer of blue light shimmering on Ellie's body and temporarily suppressed the doubts in her heart. Now was not the time to dwell on these things; they needed to leave the forest first.

However, their journey didn't seem to go so smoothly.

While hurrying along, Ellie's pupils suddenly contracted, and she stopped abruptly.

She smelled something unpleasant...

Sure enough, the next moment, a mass of black mist suddenly appeared before them.

A Skeleton Captain emerged in front of them.

This Skeleton Captain was about two meters tall, wearing a set of dark gray armor. It held a shield in one hand and a short sword in the other, looking quite imposing.

Although its aura couldn't compare to the Skeleton General they encountered before, it was still very powerful, clearly a Mid-Level Lord-Level monster.

"Be careful!"

Sherfilia looked at the suddenly appearing monster with a grave expression, not putting down Finnie from her back.

If possible, she certainly didn't want to fight this monster. Using their speed advantage, perhaps...

The next instant, a black shadow suddenly flashed before their eyes. Sherfilia's pupils contracted, and she quickly raised her hand.

"Clang—!"

The sound of a dagger colliding with something rang out. Sherfilia's body trembled as a result but she didn't lose her balance.

There was another one?!

And this speed and strength... Although not as strong as the Mid-Level Lord-Level one, its threat level should be around 10.

If Lin Mo hadn't enhanced her Strength, that strike wouldn't have been so easy to block.

One Mid-Level Lord-Level constitution-type undead, and one Level 10 agility-type undead... This configuration was clearly far beyond the capabilities of their current three-person team.

What to do?

Sherfilia's brain operated at high speed. However, the opponent obviously wouldn't give her time to think, and given the current situation, there wasn't much to think about anyway.

Their speeds were no match for this Level 10 agility-type undead, and a frontal clash offered no chance of victory.

"Ellie!"

She quickly put Finnie down and, while engaging the undead before her with her dagger, shouted loudly, "Concentrate fire! Take out this faster one first, then escape!"

This was the best course of action at the moment.

They couldn't possibly defeat that Mid-Level Lord-Level Skeleton Captain; breaking its defense would be difficult. But this guy's speed probably wasn't fast and couldn't catch up to them.

So, if they eliminated this agility-type undead creature before them, they would have a chance to escape.

Ellie immediately responded, rushing over quickly with her greatsword. At the same time, Finnie, despite her splitting headache, cast buffs on them.

"Frost Slash!"

Ellie roared angrily. An icy-blue Sword Energy shot towards the opponent. However, an agility-type monster wasn't some clumsy training dummy. Although this move was powerful, it failed to hit its target.

The next moment, it switched targets, coming for Ellie.

Ellie showed no fear. The Ice Element around her grew more intense, the beast blood within her surging rapidly, and her body temperature continued to drop.

A layer of white fur covered Ellie's forearms. Her originally sharp canine teeth grew much longer, becoming more pointed.

Her hands transformed into beast paws, claws extending from the "pads." Her speed and strength increased once again!

The next moment, she wielded her sword with one hand, swinging it out and steadily blocking the opponent's attack.

Immediately after, Ellie let out a roar, her claws slashing towards the undead creature's face.

"Crack—!"

The sound of bone shattering rang out. Ellie's fingers dug deeply into the skeleton's eye socket. Immediately after, Sherfilia appeared behind it, swinging her dagger and severing its head.

Their coordination was brilliant, but the battle wasn't over yet.

Finnie immediately tried to use [Holy Light Art] to purify the undead, but whether in terms of Mana or spirit, she had long since reached her limit. Before the skill could complete, her vision went dark, and her consciousness instantly cut off.

"Young Mistress!"

Sherfilia shouted with concern, then quickly blocked the headless skeleton's counterattack as it turned around.

What a troublesome creature!

Even worse, that Skeleton Captain had also joined the battlefield. Although, as a constitution-type monster, its speed wasn't fast, it wasn't completely slow either. It still posed a significant threat to them.

Once they made the slightest mistake and got hit even once, it wouldn't be a joke...

Young Mistress Finnie had already exhausted her Mana. Without Healing Art, once injured, in such an intense battle, there might not be time to drink a Life Potion.

Ellie clearly understood this too, growing more anxious in her heart, and more and more fur grew on her skin.

However, just as she was preparing for a desperate, final struggle, a voice suddenly came from the side.

"How pathetic, my foolish elder sister... Sherfilia!"

The next moment, a figure suddenly appeared on the battlefield. Ellie and Sherfilia didn't even see what happened clearly. In the next instant, the Skeleton Captain's head flew high into the air.

A pink-haired girl walking over from the side snapped her fingers. The skeleton head flying in mid-air subsequently decayed and decomposed. By the time it landed, it had already turned to ashes.

This was... a Cursemaster?

Among the magical professions, the two most common were Mages and Priests, but they weren't the only ones.

Besides them, there existed special professions like Mindmasters and Cursemasters.

Cursemasters, as the name implied, were a profession that primarily used curse magic to fight.

For example, that move just now was probably a relatively basic magic for Cursemasters—[Corruption].

"You are too weak..."

The mysterious person who had beheaded the Skeleton Captain turned around, her gaze fixed directly on Sherfilia. "With such strength, how can you protect your master properly?"

Looking at the uniform attire she wore, especially the badge on her chest, Sherfilia instantly understood something.

She didn't argue. Instead, she turned to look at the pink-haired young girl. "You are Lady Nuolun, correct?"

Nuolun let out a light laugh. "Not too stupid after all..."

She slowly walked over to the unconscious Finnie on the ground. A potion suddenly appeared in her hand, which she poured into Finnie's mouth with a not-at-all gentle motion.

Sherfilia didn't stop her, just watched quietly.

Because she knew that the girl before her... Lady Nuolun would not harm them.

After all, this was the daughter of Lady Bessie's younger sister, and also Finnie's younger sister.

It's just that this somewhat unpleasant personality was exactly as the Madam had described her when mentioning her before...