Starting Unlimited Evolution from Grinding

Chapter 308: The "Justice" That Obscures the View Arrives

Lin Mo turned his head and went to help as well, basically taking them down one by one, easily finishing off the remaining undead creatures.

Flora let out a sigh of relief, rested for a moment to catch her breath, and then turned a somewhat astonished gaze towards Lin Mo.

"Your strength..."

Although she also knew Lin Mo was very strong, and before entering the Silent Forest, he could already match her evenly, but it had only been a few days... how had he suddenly become so unfamiliar again?

The threat level of that monster just now was probably 3 or 4 levels higher than hers. Flora had barely managed to exchange a few blows before she was starting to struggle, yet Lin Mo dealt with it so effortlessly, basically without spending much effort at all.

This sense of disparity made Flora feel somewhat uncomfortable for a moment.

She took a deep breath and then revealed a helpless smile.

However, she had actually anticipated this situation a long time ago.

It was just that every time she met this little rascal, she had to push that timeline forward significantly...

At first, she thought Lin Mo might catch up to her within ten years. Later, when they reunited again, she thought it would be within two or three years. By the time he joined the academy, it was already almost achieved.Now, not long after, he had already left her far behind.

Eve noticed her complicated gaze, and the corner of her mouth inexplicably curved into a faint smile.

So, even a genius of Instructor Flora's level felt the same way she did.

Lin Mo helped treat the injured students and incidentally brushed up on the proficiency of his [Greater Healing Art].

This skill wasn't used very often, mainly because Lin Mo rarely got injured, so it was currently only at Level 5, still one level away from evolving.

After quickly reorganizing, everyone prepared to set off immediately to leave the forest as soon as possible.

At the same time, both sides also exchanged information.

However, Flora had also been staying in the forest as a supervisor and didn't know the situation outside the forest.

"For now, we should leave first, figure out the specific situation, and then find a way to rescue the contestants inside."

Flora quickly made a decision. Faced with this sudden undead disaster, even with strength like hers and Lin Mo's, they couldn't necessarily guarantee their own safety. Moreover, based on the information they currently had, the outside world might not even know about the situation yet, so it was better to leave first.

"Oh? Where are you all planning to go?"

Just as everyone was about to set off, a slightly hoarse voice suddenly sounded beside them.

Hearing this voice, Lin Mo quickly turned his head to look behind him.

"As expected, it's you!"

Appearing before them was none other than Cress!

Cress was still wearing that black robe, his gaze lingering on Lin Mo. "I have to say, you truly surprise me..."

So many Generals killed, even an Undead Knight lost. He originally thought it was those Transcendent-Level old-timers who had rushed over, but after coming to take a secret look, the situation was not like that at all.

Instead, it was that kid, whom he had previously arranged for the Skeleton Generals to chase down but who had suddenly disappeared, reappearing again, and his strength had increased tremendously.

With such potential, if he could be used by us... given time to grow, it's possible he could become a Legendary-Level undead. By then, restoring that lord's former glory might not be impossible.

Therefore, even if it means abandoning this plan, no matter what, this person absolutely cannot be let go!

Cress raised his hand, and a white bone staff appeared in his grasp.

He gently tapped the ground with the staff, and waves of black mist surged forth. The next moment, numerous undead creatures emerged from underground.

The black mist continuously spread, quickly covering a large area of the surrounding forest and engulfing Lin Mo and the others.

Rows upon rows of undead creatures continuously emerged from the black mist, their dense numbers causing alarm.

So many?

Lin Mo also frowned. Not only were there many, but some among them were also quite strong. Just the Skeleton General-level undead, at a glance, numbered twenty or thirty. Even monsters of the Undead Knight's level numbered a full five!

"Hahaha—"

Seeing the grave or terrified expressions on everyone's faces, Cress, shedding his usual calm demeanor, finally couldn't help but laugh out loud. "Well then, how about this accumulation of a hundred years of mine? I wonder if it can give you all a surprise?"

Flora tightly gripped the staff in her hand, sweat beading on her forehead.

Just dealing with one Undead Knight was that difficult earlier, and now there were a full five...

Plus the numerous Skeleton Generals and other undead, while her own mana was only half left. This situation could undoubtedly be described as a dead end.

But even so, Flora wasn't the type to give up because of this. She gritted her teeth and whispered, "When the fight starts, you and Eve find an opportunity to leave."

Lin Mo was stunned for a moment, looking at her with a somewhat surprised gaze.

"What are you looking at me for?"

Flora rolled her eyes. "I run so slowly, there's definitely no way I can escape. If you have a conscience, remember to avenge me in the future."

For some reason, looking at her serious expression, Lin Mo inexplicably felt like laughing.

He held it in for a while but ultimately couldn't hold back and laughed.

"What are you laughing at?"

Flora was immediately displeased. They were discussing such a serious matter, yet this kid was still not taking it seriously at all?

"Nothing, just suddenly realized that Instructor Flora is actually quite cute."

She looked like a mature older sister, but in reality, she was ultimately only a few years older than him.

"Hmph!"

Flora snorted, her gaze turning towards the undead in front that hadn't moved yet. "Save those words to say to Finnie after you get out. I don't fall for that."

"Don't worry."

Lin Mo smiled. "I won't let you die."

The current situation was indeed difficult to handle. Even though his strength had increased a lot and he had Holy Light Power, he couldn't possibly fight against so many powerful undead. But... if he just wanted to protect himself and take Flora and Eve away, he could still manage it.

When these undead creatures appeared, Lin Mo had carefully observed them. Among the strongest undead creatures, there were two Undead Knights, two Death Knight Warriors, and one Undead Mage.

This lineup was quite powerful, capable of both offense and defense, with an additionally very dangerous and troublesome mage, but it notably lacked any agility-type ones.

As for the other Generals, while there were agility-types, their strength wasn't enough to worry about.

Furthermore, Lin Mo now had a [Flash] with a maximum range of 400 meters. Even monsters with higher agility than him couldn't catch up.

So, although Lin Mo also wore a grave expression now, he wasn't panicked.

He was just considering whether to abandon the few students beside him.

If he could save them, of course he would try his best. But if the situation turned unfavorable, Lin Mo wouldn't hesitate and would directly take the two and leave.

Flora seemed accustomed to his way of speaking and shook her head. "Then if you save me, should I offer myself in marriage?"

Although it was a joke, it had to be said that after these few words with Lin Mo, the tension from earlier had indeed dissipated a lot, and she could face the upcoming battle more calmly.

"I'll give you one last chance. Come back with me to meet my teacher. Perhaps you too could have the opportunity to become his disciple..."

The reason Cress hadn't attacked immediately was that he still harbored the intention of recruiting Lin Mo.

Turning such a genius into an undead creature would certainly be a considerable gain, but if he could become a colleague, his future prospects would undoubtedly be even more limitless.

"There's no need to continue saying meaningless words..."

Lin Mo sneered. "I have no desire to turn into such an ugly form."

Cress wasn't angered, clearly not caring about this.

"What a pity... In that case, then go die!"

As his words fell, he waved his hand. A black light flashed from the staff in his hand, and the next moment, those undead creatures swarmed forward, attacking them.

Lin Mo's hands flashed with lightning. The next moment, a massive black thunderball descended from the sky.

"Thunder Welcome!"

Boom——

A violent roar sounded, followed immediately by an explosion. Scattered electric arcs, like winding thunder serpents, swallowed the undead creatures that were hit.

Just this one move directly sent over a hundred undead to their demise. Even the Generals close by died, two of them.

A trace of surprise flashed in Cress's eyes. "Indeed, the earlier commotion was also your doing."

Flora was similarly astonished by Lin Mo's move, but she didn't space out because of it. Her reaction was very quick, and she also released magic.

She also had a skill similar to Lin Mo's move.

After rapidly gathering mana, Flora shouted clearly, raising the staff in her hand high. A dazzling flash of fire quickly concentrated on her staff, transforming into a beam of firelight that shot straight into the sky.

The next moment, a blazing fireball descended from the sky, falling rapidly like a meteor.

Boom—

Another explosion sounded, accompanied by a wave of heat rushing towards their faces.

The students behind them had just steadied themselves from the aftershocks of Thunder Welcome when they were immediately sent flying by this heat wave, tumbling about in disarray.

Lin Mo had seen this move before.

Back when they reunited in Lania City, Flora had used this move.

At the time, it seemed utterly awe-inspiring to him. Now... well, it's still not bad.

Although it was still a bit weaker than his Thunder Welcome, that wasn't a problem with the skill, but a problem with the person... or rather, it should be said it was a difference in mana.

Thinking of this, Lin Mo snapped back to attention and cast the [Attribute Enhancement] buff on everyone present, including the students beside him.

Although doing this would consume a certain amount of mana, it was, after all, only an Exceptional-Grade skill, and Lin Mo's total mana pool was sufficiently large, so it wouldn't have much impact.

But for those students, the effect was quite significant.

After all, [Attribute Enhancement] was the evolved version of [Attribute Increase], providing a higher percentage attribute boost than before.

[Attribute Enhancement (Triple Skill)] Lv1 (0/10): Blesses a designated target with holy light, increasing their Strength/Agility/Constitution attributes by 12%-20% (based on skill level) of the caster's Mana attribute for a certain duration. Duration is related to the caster's Mana, maximum duration 20 minutes.

Compared to the previous [Attribute Increase], the boost amount changed to 12%, and the duration also increased from 10 minutes to 20 minutes.

And Lin Mo's current total Mana attribute had reached an extremely exaggerated 487 points! 12% of that was a full 58 points.

These 58 attribute points were a decent boost even for him, let alone for those students.

It was like a massive, transformative enhancement.

"Strength... my body is filled with strength!"

"I feel like I could knock out the Academy Head with one punch right now!"

"Speed and constitution have also gotten stronger..."

Those students excitedly felt the changes happening to their bodies.

Their strength wasn't originally that bad; they were at least around Level 6 or 7. Now, with these added attributes, they could completely compare to Level 10 Professionals. Dealing with those Lord-Level undead creatures would undoubtedly be much easier than before.

And at that moment, those undead creatures just happened to close in on them again.

"Charge! Fight these skeleton frames!"

A warrior student roared, then raised the sword in his hand and chopped off an undead's head.

"Kill!"

On Lin Mo's side, after releasing [Attribute Enhancement], he had no time to spare to worry about the situation over there.

Soldiers fight soldiers, generals fight generals. On their side, they also had opponents they needed to face.

A General charged straight towards Eve.

Normally, Eve's strength was completely insufficient to engage such an opponent.

But after receiving Lin Mo's [Attribute Enhancement], plus the protection of [Unyielding Body], it was different. She moved, narrowly dodging the opponent's attack, and then immediately thrust her sword towards the General's spine.

Flora stood behind Lin Mo, feeling utterly secure, continuously waving her staff as one spell after another flew out.

At the same time, she also took mana potions from the storage bag she carried with her, replenishing her gradually depleting mana.

Lin Mo, meanwhile, acted as Flora's bodyguard while also tangling with opponents of the Undead Knight level.

The sound of whistling wind came from his side. Lin Mo quickly twisted his body and kicked at the sword blade, but the sword didn't budge an inch. Lin Mo frowned, using the force to retreat backward, doing a backflip to dodge the assault of another sword.

A bit troublesome...

His warrior level was only Level 13, a full 7 levels lower than the Death Knight Warrior before him. In terms of Strength, he was clearly inferior.

Even counting [Attribute Enhancement] and the Frost Dragon Scale Sword, the gap in Strength was still twenty or thirty points...

This meant it was difficult for him to gain an advantage in a head-on confrontation with a strength-type undead warrior. Plus, there were a full five opponents. Even with Flora's cover, it was still very dangerous, and he could only frequently use [Flash] to escape.

A single Level 20 undead, he could handle it relying on [Holy Light Strike]. But how to fight five? Not to mention the numerous Generals waiting to ambush. If it weren't for Flora's help, he'd also have to deal with these guys.

Continuing like this, it was hard for him to find an opportunity for [Holy Light Strike] to hit these guys' main bodies...

As expected, the only choice left is to retreat, huh?

Lin Mo frowned. Although somewhat unwilling, thoughts of retreat had already surfaced in his heart.

Just then, a figure suddenly approached from the distance.

Lin Mo noticed this and glanced out of the corner of his eye, seeing a sharp sword light flash past.

The next moment, a Death Knight Warrior's head flew off.

Lin Mo looked with full astonishment at the figure that had suddenly appeared before him, looking at that pair that gently swayed along with their owner's movements, blocking one-third of his line of sight...

Damn, "Justice" has descended!