Chapter 129
Chapter 129 Ling Mo’s Little Trick
Ling Mo moved quickly this time; before Xia Xinyan could say a word, he dashed toward the goblin.
Bai Yu only saw a black shadow flash by him, the gust of wind almost sweeping him off his feet, but he quickly adjusted his stance to avoid falling.
When he looked back, he saw that the goblin, which had chased him to the point of utter despair, was now pinned to the ground and being violently beaten by Ling Mo.
It was a one-sided beatdown; the goblin had no chance to fight back against Ling Mo’s attacks. In terms of sheer strength, it was even weaker than the soldier who had faced off against the fat guy earlier. Perhaps it had some other tricks up its sleeve, but under Ling Mo’s assault, it didn’t even get the chance to use them.
Only after beating the goblin into submission and leaving it motionless on the ground did Ling Mo dramatically pull out the long sword he had acquired earlier and slash down, severing the goblin’s head, causing it to vanish in a flash of white light.
The fat guy was stunned: “Damn, Old Ling is too fierce!”
He had never seen Ling Mo so strong before; how did he suddenly turn into an invincible war god?
“Because my physical strength is very high now,” Ling Mo chuckled noncommittally.
His current body had immense strength, and as he grew more accustomed to it, he could unleash even more. However, relying solely on brute force wasn’t enough for him to crush his opponents; the fighting techniques he had learned previously contributed greatly as well.
Thanks to Xia Xinyan’s earlier reminders and his persistent training during this time, Ling Mo had already transformed those combat skills into his own techniques. They not only blended with his abilities, but even without his powers, he could utilize those fighting skills… not to say he was flawless, but he was at least quite proficient.
As for how many times he had been beaten while training, he preferred not to mention it.
These recent battles were his first foray into actual combat, and he was quite satisfied with the results; at least it was worth all the hits he had taken.
More importantly, he had successfully made an impression on Xia Xinyan.
But…
This time, he hadn’t purposefully let himself get hurt.
Occasionally playing the role of the injured hero was fine, but if he went into every battle covered in wounds, Xia Xinyan might start to doubt his strength… and even if she didn’t, she might think he wasn’t that strong after all.
That was not his goal.
He couldn’t afford to lose sight of the big picture, right?
Even though he really wanted it, he had to endure now for greater returns in the future.
Turning to Xia Xinyan, Ling Mo had a smile that carried a hint of mystery.
However, Xia Xinyan was completely focused on Bai Yu at that moment and didn’t notice Ling Mo’s expression.
Once Ling Mo made his move, Bai Yu recognized that the fat guy trailing them was not another goblin, and he breathed a sigh of relief as he returned to his original size.
Only then did everyone finally get a clear look at him—
Overall, he looked much the same as before, except his ears were pointed, and he sported a pair of fairy wings on his back.
“You look pretty flashy,” the fat guy appraised him from head to toe.
Bai Yu’s mouth twitched, directly returning the compliment: “You’re not so bad yourself.”
The fat guy was too lazy to argue further: “So what race are you now? Elf?”
His appearance did resemble those R18 novels… ahem, ahem, those fantasy anime elves quite a bit.
Bai Yu nodded: “Yeah, I’ve turned into an elf now…”
Then he explained his identity and abilities to Xia Xinyan and the others.
He could switch between two sizes with his body—the dragonfly form they had seen before and his current look. When he shrank, his speed increased, and he could fly, but aside from that, he didn’t have any other special abilities. When he grew larger, he could use some basic elf magic but couldn’t fly—simply put, those wings on his back were just for decoration.
Of course, they could be hidden as well.
He just thought the wings looked nice, so he let them remain.
As for his elven magic… it was just some ridiculously basic spells, like the fireball spell, and these spells were completely useless against his Hunter—because his Hunter had extremely high magic resistance.
That’s right, his Hunter was none other than the common goblin nemesis from those R18 novels.
After hearing this, the fat guy added very seriously: “Although goblins look similar to us gremlins, they are different species, alright? We gremlins never do those shady things like abducting maidens, got it?”
“Wow, jumping right into character, are we?” Ling Mo raised an eyebrow.
The fat guy: “…I just don’t like the way Old Bai looks at me.”
Bai Yu pressed his lips together, holding back the laughter that was on the tip of his tongue: “It’s a pity this game doesn’t have a screenshot feature; otherwise, I’d really want to capture this moment as wallpaper.”
“After the dungeon, you can view the recordings and take screenshots to your heart’s content,” Xia Xinyan kindly reminded.
The fat guy’s mouth twitched: “Hey, that’s too much—if you really take a screenshot, we won’t help you anymore, and you’ll end up getting captured by goblins without mercy.”
Bai Yu noncommittally replied: “I’m a man.”
“Tsk, you’d be better off being a woman,” the fat guy clicked his tongue, “I bet the game has probably been tricked by your looks; otherwise, why would you have this identity that should belong to a girl?”
Bai Yu fell silent for a moment, wanting to say something, but he held back.
It was a shame that his original abilities couldn’t be used in this dungeon.
Xia Xinyan timely interrupted the back-and-forth: “Now there’s only Morning Light left; let’s find him first. Be careful not to be too late and run into trouble.”
As it stands, these Hunters were all enhanced based on the abilities of their prey, and even someone like Bai Yu’s Hunter had received high magic immunity, practically displaying the disadvantage right on the Hunters’ faces. So it was clearly unwise to send them to deal with their own Hunters; in a dungeon like this, to clear it and gain high rewards, they couldn’t leave anyone behind.
Besides, they were gaming together this time.
The fat guy seemed to want to say something, but after some thought, he decided to hold off for now: “Alright, let’s go find Morning Light.”
Nobody else said anything either. Ling Mo looked back at the place where the goblin had died, confirming that nothing had been left behind before he followed the others away.
The chaos gradually settled down; the police cars on the street had diminished significantly. Finding someone by tracing the noise like at the beginning had also grown much more difficult. While the fat guy and Bai Yu walked ahead checking for sounds, Xia Xinyan and Ling Mo lagged a bit behind, following at a relaxed pace.
Ling Mo tilted his head to look at Xia Xinyan and whispered, “Xinyan, do you think we have to kill all the Hunters to clear this dungeon?”
Xia Xinyan pondered for a few seconds and shook her head: “I don’t think it’s that simple.”
At least for now, it seemed way too easy; apart from Ling Mo’s own Hunter being a bit troublesome, the others could be handled by him alone.
Ling Mo thought for a moment and smiled: “No matter what, I’ll definitely protect you.”
He was quickly adapting to this body; as long as he could unleash its true power…
Xia Xinyan’s lips curled up slightly, looking quite pleased: “Yeah, I saw your performance earlier—it was impressive.”
In this special dungeon, Ling Mo’s remarkable performance indeed exceeded her expectations.
It was no surprise that under her guidance, he could unleash a strength a hundred times greater than his former self.
Did that mean she could casually slack off a bit…?
