novelraw Chapter 309: The Arrogant Sister-in-Law
Chapter 309: The Arrogant Sister-in-Law
What formidable power!
In every sense of the word, "formidable."
Lin Mo's face was full of shock. If he weren't still in the middle of a battle, he probably wouldn't be able to look away for a moment.
Before this, the strongest person he had ever seen was Flora, who was currently behind him. Compared to Finnie, Ellie, and the others, Flora's "combat power" was undoubtedly a one-sided crushing.
Even Ellie, whose combat power was actually not weak and had reached the upper C-rank, was more than just one level below Flora.
Flora's strength was roughly at the mid-level of the E-rank, which was already quite fierce.
But this one in front of him, whose subordinate general is she?!
Although Lin Mo was a relatively pure person and didn't understand much, he could tell at a glance that this was a completely different tier of existence.
The "strength" of the person before him might have reached the terrifying H-rank! A full three ranks higher than Flora!
Moreover, while her "strength" was terrifying, her actual power was also equally terrifying.Although the Death Knight Warrior she had just slain was a warrior-type undead, its defensive capabilities were a bit lower than the Undead Knight Lin Mo had killed earlier, but even so, being able to instantly kill a magical creature approaching the Transcendent Level undoubtedly proved that she was a genuine Transcendent Level expert!
And her age looked to be about the same as Sherfilia's.
"Thank you for your assistance. May I ask who you are?"
Lin Mo inquired with some confusion.
He did not recognize this girl in a maid uniform with such formidable power.
Shirleyas did not answer, only turning her head and giving him a very serious once-over, as if confirming a target.
Only then did she speak: "Young Mistress Finnie asked me to come save you."
Finnie?
Lin Mo was momentarily stunned, then hurriedly asked, "How are they doing now?"
Although he had previously drawn away the powerful enemy to let Finnie and the others escape, the forest was full of dangers, and he was still very worried about the safety of the girls.
"They have already left the forest."
"That's good."
Lin Mo breathed a sigh of relief and did not continue asking further.
Now was clearly not the time...
The remaining few level 20 undead attacked again. Lin Mo focused his gaze and spirit. Since such a powerful helper had arrived, there was no need to run anymore. He could also devote himself wholeheartedly to the battle and use his full strength with peace of mind.
Thus, the next moment, Lin Mo's figure flashed, and he burst forward. A chilling coldness gathered on the blade in his hand as "Breath of the Frost Dragon" was already activated.
The next moment, dazzling lightning covered the sword blade, and Lin Mo's figure flashed past.
[Thunder Dragon Flash]!
As the lightning streaked through, leaving a faint smell of scorching in the air, Lin Mo's figure had already appeared behind a Death Knight Warrior.
A deep sword mark appeared on its body, nearly cleaving through most of its torso.
Simultaneously, Shirleyas also moved to hold off the other three level 20 undead.
Meanwhile, Flora launched continuous magical bombardments to block the advance of those Skeleton Generals.
Therefore, Lin Mo and that Death Knight Warrior formed a local one-on-one duel.
Black mist swirled around the Death Knight Warrior. The sword mark Lin Mo had just left was slowly healing under the influence of that mist.
But Lin Mo wouldn't give it that chance. Immediately after, a fiery red sword energy slashed out.
[Blazing Moon Sky Charge]!
This time, the Death Knight Warrior reacted. It also launched a counterattack, slashing out a blackish-gray sword energy.
After all, the opponent's strength was still formidable. The black sword energy collided with Lin Mo's Blazing Moon Sky Charge, producing a violent explosion. Then they mutually canceled each other out. Lin Mo held a slight advantage, but the remaining power wasn't enough to harm the opponent.
However, Lin Mo's purpose in attacking was clearly not to injure the enemy but to attract its attention and force it to act.
Therefore...
The next moment, Lin Mo directly Flashed behind the opponent. The Death Knight Warrior had just unleashed its sword energy and realized this, but it was already too late to dodge or counterattack.
A brilliant Holy Light surged upwards.
[Holy Light Strike] was unleashed, landing squarely on the Death Knight Warrior's body.
Under the radiance of the Holy Light, both the hard armor and the Death Knight Warrior's body rapidly melted and disintegrated.
Without any suspense, with just this one move, Lin Mo directly one-shot this opponent approaching the Transcendent Level!
Eve had already witnessed such a scene once before, so she wasn't too surprised.
But the others were different.
Although they were all busy with their own fights, hearing the commotion here, they couldn't help but glance over with the corners of their eyes, each feeling shocked in their hearts.
Shirleyas, alone, was tangling with three level 20 undead and still seemed relatively at ease. By this time, she had already slain another one. Seeing that Lin Mo had also finished his fight, a flicker of surprise involuntarily appeared in her calm eyes.
But the one most shocked, even horrified, at this moment was undoubtedly Cress.
It was common knowledge that light-attribute magic countered undead creatures. However, ordinary light-element magic lacked killing power, so even with the counter, it only dealt about half again as much damage compared to other elemental magics.
Therefore, as a Necromancer, while wary of powerful Priests, they weren't exactly afraid.
But the power Lin Mo had just displayed... was clearly no ordinary Priest's.
The power he used wasn't some light-element Mana, but Holy Light Power!
Absolutely no mistake about it!
That kind of fear that made even his soul tremble uncontrollably—Cress clearly remembered his teacher saying that the reason the Undead Cataclysm that swept the continent back then failed was because there were experts within the Church who had mastered Holy Light Power.
Holy Light Power was a divine blessing, not something just anyone could possess. Even within the Holy Light Church, not every generation had such individuals. And even if they did, there were still differences in strength levels.
Back then, within the Church, there just happened to be an expert who reached the Legendary Level and mastered Holy Light Power.
Because of these records, Necromancers throughout the generations were extremely wary of Holy Light Power. His teacher had previously gone to great lengths to confirm that within the entire sphere of influence of the Violet Empire, there was no one who had mastered Holy Light Power.
Only after that did a series of plans begin to unfold.
But now, a person with Holy Light Power had suddenly appeared, and it was on him... a person of exceptional talent!
If given time to grow, the consequences would be unimaginable...
Given the circumstances, trying to recruit or use Lin Mo was already impossible. Even this plan could fail, but this individual must be eliminated!
"Senior Brother, it's time to act!"
He shouted out loud, making everyone frown and go on guard again.
A moment later, a massive magic circle suddenly appeared beneath their feet.
"This is truly... an unexpected 'surprise'."
Following an extremely hoarse voice, another black-robed figure slowly emerged from beneath the ground.
He wore a white bone mask on his face, his gaze fixed intently on Lin Mo. "I originally thought you were promising material. I didn't expect you to be a running dog of the Holy Light."
"Since that's the case, then go die!"
Shirleyas' expression turned grave. She stepped forward half a pace, positioning herself in front of Lin Mo, and drew her sword from its sheath.
Although she was exceptionally talented, received abundant resources from her family for cultivation, and had guidance from famous teachers, she was still young after all. Her strength had only just reached the Transcendent Level.
And this Necromancer before them was clearly several levels stronger than her. If they fought, she would have a hard time holding him off.
But even so, the person behind her was someone the Young Mistress had ordered her to protect. She absolutely could not yield.
Just as both sides were at a tense standoff, ready to fight.
A long cry suddenly sounded from the horizon.
The next moment, a huge shadow had already enveloped everyone's heads.
The Necromancer's pupils contracted. He looked up, a flicker of fear flashing in his eyes.
"Dragon-blooded Griffin..."
"Go!"
Without any hesitation, he let out a short exclamation, then transformed into black mist and vanished into the ground.
The massive Griffin immediately descended from the sky, its claws tearing the place where he had just been into shreds.
"Tch."
Nuolun clicked her tongue in displeasure. "That dog thing was well-prepared enough, running pretty fast."
Cress, standing to the side, was dumbfounded. "Senior Brother?"
How could he just run off like that?
I haven't gotten on yet!
Before he could even speak, an immense pressure enveloped his body, causing cold sweat to instantly seep from his entire being.
The next moment, a huge maw came at him. He didn't even have time to react before the Griffin bit his body in half from the middle and swallowed him in one gulp.
After a few seconds, the Griffin suddenly spat his corpse back out, stamped on it with a look of utter disdain, and kicked it away.
Nuolun got down from the Griffin's back and glared at the Griffin in front of her.
The Dragon-blooded Griffin immediately lowered its head meekly, like a child who had done something wrong.
Nuolun gave its head an annoyed thump. "You really aren't picky about what you eat, daring to stuff anything into your mouth."
The Griffin let out a somewhat aggrieved whimper but didn't dare to retort. Instead, it rubbed its head against her palm in a coquettish manner.
Nuolun scolded it with a laugh a few more times before finally turning her head to look at the utterly shocked group.
Shirleyas returned to her side, standing half a step behind her, hands hanging in front of her, head slightly bowed—the standard maid posture.
Nuolun didn't pay attention to the others, directly casting an interested gaze at Lin Mo, a smile playing on her face.
Beneath the seemingly innocent and cute face was a hint of mischievous cunning.
"You, are you my useless older sister's husband?"
Older sister?
So that's it...
Although the other party didn't mention a specific name, Lin Mo quickly figured it out.
Mainly because the very "formidable" maid lady beside her was far too conspicuous, and the combination of these two people easily brought Finnie and Sherfilia to mind.
So, this pink-haired girl is Finnie's younger sister?
Lin Mo naturally already knew about Finnie and her mother Lady Bessie's origins and knew their original family was very powerful, though he wasn't familiar with the specific details.
It seemed now that they were indeed extraordinarily powerful...
The Necromancer who had just appeared was stronger than that maid, probably around level 25, yet he was effortlessly one-shot by that Griffin.
Just this one mount alone could rival the strongest combat power of the entire Doria Kingdom.
Numerous thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant. Lin Mo smiled and greeted her: "I am. You're Finnie's younger sister, right? It's not very nice to speak of your older sister like that."
"Hmph~"
Nuolun gave a light, cold snort, immediately letting Lin Mo understand this little sister-in-law's personality.
So she's a tsundere.
Nowadays, tsunderes have long been out of the meta.
However, he hadn't really met a girl like this before. Seeing her act all aloof and disdainful when she clearly cared was quite amusing.
"Thank you for helping out this time, and thank you for taking care of Finnie and the others."
Nuolun, however, was not receptive, especially taking issue with the "them" at the end of Lin Mo's words. She pouted and said irritably, "A fickle man... If it weren't for my sister begging me, I wouldn't have bothered saving you."
"Alright, alright..."
Lin Mo chuckled in agreement. "Then I'll have to thank Finnie properly when I get back."
Nuolun's face immediately flushed red. "Pervert! What are you planning to do to my sister?"
Lin Mo remained unperturbed. "Just thanking her. What are you thinking about? Besides, your sister and I are mutually attracted. Even if something really happened, it would be perfectly natural."
The other party wasn't very polite, but after all, she had just saved them, and her intentions were probably not bad at heart. Lin Mo naturally wouldn't argue with a child.
Nuolun was momentarily at a loss for how to retort, only managing to blush even more herself. She could only turn her head away and ignore him.
Due to the sudden appearance of Shirleyas and Nuolun, the originally critical situation instantly eased up. The mastermind had already fled.
But the undead he left behind hadn't been retrieved in time.
The subsequent cleanup work would still take some time to resolve.
However, this had little to do with Lin Mo and the others.
Shirleyas had sent Finnie and the others back and also understood the current situation, knowing that the Academy's people had already begun to act. The following matters would naturally be left to them.
As for Lin Mo and the others, they were originally just participants, students. Saving others wasn't their job to do.
Oh, Flora was different. She was an Academy instructor. After a brief rest, she'd most likely have to continue working overtime...
"Since you're fine, I'll be leaving now."
Nuolun, on her side, also didn't seem to plan on staying any longer. She got on the back of the Dragon-blooded Griffin and beckoned to the maid. "Shirleyas."
Shirleyas leaped up and landed on the Griffin's back.
The massive Dragon-blooded Griffin flapped its wings. A strong gust of wind blew over, making the students stagger.
"Take good care of my sister, or else... or else I definitely won't let you off!"
Leaving these words, Nuolun piloted the Griffin to soar into the sky and fly towards the horizon.
Lin Mo watched the Griffin fly away, feeling a pang of envy for a moment.
Having a flying mount would make many things much more convenient. If it were also this powerful, that would be even better.
When would he have a chance to get one himself?
But what to get?
A Griffin, Wyverns, or a Wind-winged Wolf?
Forget it. Those seemed a bit low-tier, not fast enough, not strong enough, not very meaningful.
If he was going to get one, it had to be something substantial, with a large size too. There were many of them...
Lin Mo remembered that a long time ago, he had also considered this matter.
So he decided to stay true to his original aspiration and stick to his idea from back then.
If he was going to get one, he might as well get a Dragon and become a Dragon Rider!
But wanting to ride a Dragon was still far beyond his current strength.
The road ahead was long...