Starting Unlimited Evolution from Grinding

Chapter 307: The Value of Triple Damage

Eve looked at the battle that had ended in less than a minute, a look of "as expected" appearing on her face.

She knew it would be like this...

Her little bit of worry seemed utterly unnecessary.

At the same time, in the distance, Cress suddenly furrowed his brows tightly.

How could this be?

Five Skeleton Generals were actually killed by someone in such a short time? Could it be that those old fogies have really entered the forest?

Damn it, when exactly was the information leaked... how did they come so quickly?

While pondering this, he didn't dare to slow his movements, quickly heading deeper into the forest.

The other side's counterattack came faster than anticipated. He had to find a way to buy a little more time... The current harvest was still far from enough!

On this side, after dealing with those Generals, Lin Mo and Eve continued to hurry towards the outskirts of the Silent Forest.As they gradually entered the area where the necromancer had laid down his magic formations, the situation before their eyes was even worse than imagined.

Every stretch of the way, they encountered tournament participants who had been slaughtered by undead creatures. Some had turned into skeletons, some into rotted corpses, their bodies still bearing fragments of academy uniforms.

They even saw students who had just died and were being transformed into undead.

At this point, there was no way to save them. Lin Mo could only give them a quick end, helping them find release.

"Damn necromancers!"

Eve gritted her teeth beside him. Even though she was usually aloof, seeing such scenes inevitably moved her.

Lin Mo frowned, looking at the barrier not far away. Who knew how many participants were trapped inside that barrier.

If left unchecked, they would all be killed and turned into the necromancer's pawns.

These originally talented young people, even after becoming undead, still possessed great potential. Given time, they would likely become very troublesome existences...

But right now, the situation inside and outside the forest was unclear. Rashly stopping to rescue people was truly dangerous.

Lin Mo felt somewhat conflicted.

"Hmm?"

At that moment, he suddenly turned to look to the side. In the distance, a massive pillar of fire soared into the sky, reaching the clouds.

A very strong fire elemental magic, seemingly fighting against something.

Lin Mo's mind immediately thought of one person.

It was also in the direction of the forest's edge, just a slight deviation in course...

"It's Instructor Flora!"

Before Lin Mo could even speak, Eve beside him took the lead, turning and heading in that direction.

As an academy student, although a warrior, she had seen Flora many times, especially having regarded her as a target to catch up to for a long time, so she was very familiar with this young instructor.

Currently in this forest, the only one who could use that kind of magic was her.

Lin Mo didn't hesitate either, quickly chasing after her.

When things weren't so urgent before, it was fine, but now at this critical moment, he naturally felt Eve's speed wasn't sufficient. So halfway there, he simply wrapped one arm around her slender waist, simultaneously activating 【Speed Boost】 and 【Swiftness】. Lin Mo's speed instantly skyrocketed.

Eve was stunned for a moment but didn't struggle. Watching the trees whizzing past on both sides, she marveled inwardly.

So at his full power, his speed had actually reached this level! It was probably comparable to a Level 15 agility-based professional, who knows how much faster than her...

Soon, Lin Mo arrived at the scene.

The one fighting was indeed Flora, and her opponent was a skeleton wearing bright silver armor.

That skeleton was also riding a skeletal warhorse, holding a broadsword in one hand and a shield forged from white bone in the other. The aura it emitted was clearly stronger than the Generals Lin Mo had killed earlier!

A Death Knight!

Lin Mo quickly recognized this type of monster. Among undead creatures, this counted as upper-middle-tier combat strength. Its threat level was probably around Level 20, a notch stronger than Flora.

No wonder Flora used such high-powered magic.

But even so, the opponent only looked slightly disheveled, with some scorch marks on its body, but clearly hadn't suffered any serious damage.

Moreover, besides that, around that Death Knight, there were three Generals and dozens of skeleton guards.

Just these guards alone had threat levels generally between 6-9, each one a Lord Level monster.

And those three Generals also seemed slightly stronger than the ones Lin Mo encountered before, probably 1 or 2 levels higher.

The reason why undead calamities were so terrifying wasn't without cause.

That enormous Undead Cataclysm in the past, which led to the deaths of hundreds of millions of people plus billions of other living beings, reportedly had hundreds of undead above the Transcendent Level alone!

The strength enhancement of undead creatures was partly related to their talent and power in life, and partly based on "death energy."

The more living beings swept into the Undead Cataclysm, the more concentrated the death energy, the stronger the undead creatures within the calamity became.

Clearly, in the few hours since Lin Mo entered the secret realm, the undead calamity had already swept through many participants and the monsters of the Silent Forest. Using the deaths of these living beings, it had gathered quite a bit of "death energy."

So the undead summoned by the necromancer thereafter also became stronger than before.

"Be careful!"

Flora hadn't noticed the two who had just arrived. Her gaze, besides the enemy before her, also frequently fell on the several students not far behind her to the side, who were already covered in wounds.

They were all students of the Royal National Academy, also caught up in this undead calamity.

Actually, they could be considered lucky. For such a long time, they hadn't been torn apart by the undead and even managed to wait for Flora's rescue.

But facing that powerful opponent, Flora was clearly somewhat overwhelmed.

She could barely contend with that Death Knight by relying on strength surpassing mages of her level, but she had no energy left to deal with the remaining undead.

Those already injured students were also struggling to hold on under the siege of the skeleton guards.

"Eve."

Lin Mo glanced at Eve beside him. She immediately understood, drawing her sword and charging at those guards.

Meanwhile, Lin Mo headed straight for the main battlefield.

At that moment, the Death Knight launched another attack, swinging the broadsword in its hand and chopping down.

A powerful surge of sword energy immediately shot towards Flora. Flora quickly gathered mana, forming a fiery red magic barrier in front of herself.

The barrier was quickly shattered by the sword energy, but it gave Flora time to dodge, leaping aside.

After all, a Death Knight was still a knight. Although balanced in offense and defense, in terms of pure attack power, it couldn't compare to a warrior, let alone professions like rangers or mages.

This was also why Flora could barely manage against an opponent several levels higher.

But...

The skeletal warhorse beneath the Death Knight neighed, ghostly blue flames rising from its hooves as it galloped forward.

Its speed was extremely fast. By the time Flora reacted, the opponent was already upon her.

The Death Knight swung the broadsword in its hand, chopping down fiercely.

That broadsword was wreathed in surging qi and blood, along with wisps of black mist. One look told you its power was astonishing.

Flora's pupils contracted. In this critical moment, she hurriedly used a flame barrier, but knew it probably couldn't block this move. Gritting her teeth, she prepared to get injured, while simultaneously gathering mana again, ready to counterattack.

However, just as that broadsword was about to fall, a figure suddenly appeared behind her.

The next moment, dazzling Holy Light flashed, meeting the broadsword.

The black mist on the broadsword dissipated instantly upon contact with this Holy Light. Then the broadsword collided with the Holy Light, emitting a huge shockwave sound.

The Death Knight's broadsword was directly corroded by one-third. Its skull-only head actually displayed a very human-like expression of fear. The warhorse beneath it quickly retreated.

"Pity."

Lin Mo curled his lip.

This move didn't land on the opponent's main body; most of it was used to offset the opponent's skill. After all, it was a Level 20 threat monster, not ordinary.

But seeing the opponent's clearly terrified reaction, Lin Mo looked forward to the effect of this move landing squarely on its body.

Flora stared dumbfounded at the scene before her, then suddenly snapped back to reality, raising her staff. 【Flame Impact】 shot out, pushing the Death Knight in front of her back a few steps.

"It's you?!"

Flora also quickly retreated, arriving behind Lin Mo, then showing a delighted expression. "You're alright!"

Lin Mo was stunned for a moment, then smiled as he looked back. "Were you worried about me?"

Flora gave a light hum. She wasn't a tsundere personality, so she didn't deny it. "Of course. If something happened to you, what would happen to Finnie?"

Then she immediately followed up, "Where are Finnie and the others?"

"They left first. Don't worry, there's someone very strong protecting them."

"That's good... Watch out!"

Flora hadn't forgotten they were still in combat. After the reminder, she raised her hand and a huge fireball landed on the Death Knight's body, briefly hindering its steps.

"We'll talk later."

Lin Mo also turned his head. "For now, let's deal with the current situation. Go help Eve. She can't handle those Skeleton Generals."

"But..."

Flora glanced at the Death Knight charging again.

Lin Mo drew his sword, completely unflustered, even leisurely twirling it in a flourish before raising it to meet the attack, solidly blocking the opponent's assault.

Although Level 20 was high, constitution-type monsters wouldn't be too strong in terms of power, so Lin Mo felt no pressure at all.

"Don't worry, leave this side to me."

"Alright!"

Flora stopped hesitating and turned to support Eve.

Lin Mo was still a bit worried, so he used the 【Shadow Split】 skill again, sending the clone to help as well.

Then he finally looked at the opponent before him.

To be honest, Lin Mo didn't consider this guy much of a threat. Instead, he felt it was a good target, allowing him to verify some things.

He briefly recalled the feeling of using 【Holy Light Strike】 for the first time just now.

As a skill of the special Paladin profession, it seemed different from magic sword skills. What it consumed didn't seem to be his qi and blood or mana, but rather that "Holy Light power" that had surged within him during his class advancement.

This "Holy Light power" was independent of mana and qi and blood. Its intensity and total amount also seemed related to mana and qi and blood.

It was equivalent to Lin Mo gaining an extra type of energy out of thin air, and it was quite plentiful...

For skills like 【Holy Light Strike】, he could use them at least four or five thousand times.

Well then, taking advantage of this opportunity, he could just test the actual effect of this skill.

Lin Mo narrowed his eyes. The next moment, he closed in, swinging the Frost Dragon Scale Sword in his hand. A chilling sword energy slashed out.

【Tyrant Slash】!

The icy sword energy landed on the Death Knight, piercing through the black-gray armor, causing the Death Knight's form to pause.

However, this strike didn't seem to cause any obvious damage. After a brief pause, the Death Knight attacked again.

An unsurprising result.

【Frost Slash】 wasn't a particularly powerful skill, and Lin Mo wasn't going all out. It was more like testing, or conducting a control experiment.

A Level 20 Death Knight's defensive capabilities were inherently strong. Plus, that black-gray armor on its body also seemed exceptionally hard, blocking a considerable amount of power, so it wasn't strange.

Well then, what about this move?

Lin Mo continued his experiment.

A blood-red sword energy slashed out, wrapped in blazing flames.

This move, 【Blazing Moon Sky Charge】, was completely different from the earlier 【Frost Slash】. The combination of two Epic-Level skills, coupled with Lin Mo's currently very powerful attribute panel, unleashed astonishing power.

The Death Knight clearly realized this too, giving up its attack and raising the heavy shield in its hand to block in front.

"BOOM—!"

A sound like an explosion rang out. The blood-red sword energy left deep cracks on the ground.

The skeletal warhorse beneath the Death Knight was directly sliced in two by this vertical sword energy! The shield in the Death Knight's hand also shattered. The blood-red sword energy then struck its body. The black-gray armor completely broke apart. Its skeletal body was almost completely severed by that terrifying sword energy.

But... it ultimately lacked a bit of power, failing to instantly kill it.

After all, there was still a full 4-level gap between them.

Well then, it was time for the main character to make an entrance.

Holy Light once again shone in Lin Mo's hand. The next moment, he flashed in front of the Death Knight. 【Holy Light Strike】 landed squarely on the opponent's body.

There was no huge commotion, nor did it seem to have great destructive power. But the moment it made contact with the golden Holy Light, the Death Knight began to rapidly "dissolve" at a visible rate, like snow under the blazing sun.

In just a few seconds, the Death Knight's tall frame directly disappeared by more than half, leaving only two legs that fell to the ground.

Holy crap, that fierce?

Even Lin Mo himself was shocked.

Was this the true value of 3x damage? An Exceptional-Grade skill was much more effective than the combined power of two Epic skills!

Holy Light power truly lived up to being the greatest nemesis of undead creatures.

Lin Mo smiled with satisfaction, then turned to look at the other side.

Those three Generals all had threat levels above 16. But Flora's strength wasn't weak either. Although her mana was severely depleted, she was holding back two. Lin Mo's clone was also holding back... or rather, had almost finished off one.

Those students, though injured, could barely manage against the remaining undead guards.