61: Chapter 61 Coveting the Rotting Giant Bear

Just as he was cheering for Lin Feng's prowess, an extremely concentrated, cold, and majestic surge of energy suddenly emanated from beside him.

Turning his head, he saw that Lin Yin had already stood with her bow drawn at some unknown moment. Her moon-white holy robe billowed without wind, and the cold moonlight around her gathered toward her longbow and the fingertips gripping the arrow like a summoned tide, quickly condensing into that heart-palpitating Giant Moonlight Judgment Arrow.

Her gaze was cold and focused, firmly locked onto another Corrupted Demon Ape in the distance that was beating its chest and emitting the aura of a Silver 7-Star.

"Haha!" Lin Tian immediately understood; this girl's competitiveness had been piqued, and she wanted to pick a "Silver 7-Star" to prove herself. He watched with interest and did not stop her.

Lin Yin's charging time seemed shorter than before, the arrow condensed faster, and its light was more restrained and solid. When the arrow's brilliance reached its peak, her red lips parted slightly: "Go."

Swish!!

There was no ear-piercing shriek like yesterday, only a faster, more condensed, cold moonlight beam that seemed capable of freezing the soul, piercing through the darkness and arriving instantly! The arrow left a long-lasting milky-white trail of light in the air.

That Corrupted Demon Ape was far more agile than the giant lizards. The moment the arrow left the string, it felt a fatal lock-on. It let out a terrified roar, crossing its arms in front of its chest as thick black corrupt energy erupted from its body in an attempt to resist.

However, it was all in vain. Carrying the properties of purification and penetrating all evil, the moonlight arrow easily pierced through the black energy and accurately hit the center of the ape's crossed arms.

Pfft!

There was no violent explosion. Like a red-hot iron wire plunging into snow, the arrow instantly sank into the ape's body and exited through its back, leaving a terrifying wound that was transparent from front to back, with edges charred black and crystalline with moonlight.

The ape's movements froze, and the fierce light in its eyes quickly dimmed. Immediately following that, the moonlight energy that had entered its body erupted violently!

Buzz!!

Amidst a low roar, the ape's body was forced open and purified from the inside by the holy moonlight, turning into a cloud of rapidly dissipating ash.

The arrow that had pierced through continued with undiminished momentum, piercing through several more monsters behind it before finally exploding. The cold moonlight explosion covered a range of over ten meters; the monsters within were either killed or injured, their bodies emitting green smoke from being purified.

[Your unit, Holy Envoy of the Profound Moon · Lin Yin, has killed a Silver 7-Star Corrupted Demon Ape...]

A notification that only Lin Tian could see flashed by. At the same time, the moonlight on Lin Yin's body surged, and her aura climbed sharply, abruptly reaching the peak of Silver 3-Star!

After slaying the powerful enemy, Lin Yin slightly turned her head, the moonlight illuminating her exquisite profile and her slightly raised chin.

She didn't speak, but her clear eyes looked at Lin Tian, with the words "Praise me quickly" clearly written in them. They also held a hint of smugness and pride, as if saying: "See, I'm not bad either, right?"

Lin Tian was amused by her expression and clapped his hands cooperatively, praising in an exaggerated tone: "Beautiful! Well done! That arrow was fast, accurate, and ruthless! As expected of my Holy Envoy of the Profound Moon! It seems my 'care' tonight wasn't in vain; the results are immediate!"

He intentionally brought up the massage. Sure enough, the little bit of smugness on Lin Yin's face was instantly replaced by bashfulness, and the cheeks that had been slightly cold from battle were once again flushed with red.

She turned her head away unnaturally and muttered in a small voice: "It... it was all due to the Lord's wise command... This... this subordinate will go clear out the other monsters first!" After saying that, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, she gripped her bow and quickly "floated" to the other side of the battle line to continue searching for prey, though her retreating figure seemed a bit rushed.

"Haha, look at her." Lin Tian watched her back and shook his head with a laugh, his mood becoming increasingly pleasant.

For the next hour or so, the army firmly held the two-hundred-meter boundary like an efficient killing machine. With the long-range support of the giant ballistae on the city walls, they continuously crushed and slaughtered waves of surging polluted monsters.

Gradually, the monsters emerging from the depths of the darkness became sparse, turning from a "tide" into a "stream," until finally only a few scattered ones remained.

"That's about enough." Lin Tian knew when to stop and decisively ordered, "Sound the retreat! Everyone, withdraw into the city walls in an orderly fashion!"

As the command was given, the well-trained army immediately changed formation. The vanguard became the rearguard, providing alternating cover as they quickly and orderly retreated within those towering city walls that gave a sense of infinite security. The heavy intelligent city gates slowly closed, shutting out the blood and darkness.

Next came the much-anticipated harvest time. The polluted monsters dropped almost nothing but Spirit Crystals, but the quantity was extremely impressive. Combined with the accumulation from the day, when all the Spirit Crystals were counted, Lin Tian's resource panel clearly displayed:

Low-grade Spirit Crystals: Approximately 100,000

mid-level spirit crystals: Approximately 200

"One hundred and fifty thousand Low-grade Spirit Crystals, two hundred medium-grade!" Lin Tian looked at the string of numbers, his eyes almost turning into the shape of Spirit Crystals as he grinned from ear to ear. "At this rate, won't I just take off? Wall upgrades, unit expansion, special buildings... arrange them all!"

Looking at the levels of his four core generals, he was even more satisfied:

Lin Yin: Silver 5-Star!

Lin Feng: Silver 4-Star!

Lin Yan: Silver 3-Star!

Commander Lin Yu: Bronze 9-Star Peak!

As for the soldiers under his command, even the lowest level had reached black iron 7-Star.

"Good! All troops, dismissed! Hurry and wash up to rest and reorganize!" Lin Tian waved his hand, ending tonight's hunt.

The soldiers, carrying their exhaustion and the joy of harvest, headed to the expanded bathhouses and barracks in an orderly manner.

Meanwhile, under the gaze of Lin Feng, Lin Yan, and Commander Lin Yu—especially Commander Lin Yu's sparkling, blessing-filled eyes—Lin Yin's cheeks reddened slightly, but she followed behind Lin Tian with a firm step toward the Lords Mansion, which had already become a landmark of the territory. This seemed to have become a tacit "custom."

Walking into the warm and bright living room of the Lords Mansion, which was completely different from the bloody battlefield outside, Lin Tian naturally relaxed and smiled at Lin Yin beside him: "You worked hard today, our 'Moonlight Reaper,' General Lin Yin!"

Lin Yin quickly bowed slightly, her tone serious: "It wasn't hard. Being able to share the Lord's burdens is my honor and duty."

"Duty is duty," Lin Tian walked to the table, poured a glass of water, took a sip, and spoke casually but with a sense of business, "However, tonight, you might have to work hard and stay up a bit late. We need to wait until around twelve o'clock."

"Twelve o'clock?" Lin Yin was as smart as a whip and instantly associated it with the Rotting Skeleton Giant Bears that "punched in" punctually every night. Combined with their current skyrocketing strength, she immediately understood Lin Tian's plan. "The Lord plans to... deal with those giant bears outside?"

Her tone carried a hint of eagerness. With her Silver 5-Star strength, and since midnight was when the moonlight was most abundant—meaning her boost would also be at its maximum—dealing with the Silver 9-Star giant bears was no longer an impossible task.

"Smart!" Lin Tian gave her a look of approval. "It's them. They've disturbed our peaceful sleep for so many days; it's time to settle the score with them. But before that..."

He changed the subject with a bit of teasing, "Don't be in a hurry to bathe yet, it'll be a hassle if you get dirty later. Go back to your room first and recover your strength and energy. If you feel sore anywhere... ahem, my 'care service' can still be renewed!" He winked, intentionally bringing up the past again.

Lin Yin's cheeks were instantly stained with the familiar blush, having nowhere to hide under the bright lights of the living room.