14: Chapter 14 Breaking through two levels in succession, reaching the fourth level of the first rank.

Seventh Battalion, Recruit Dormitory Area, a private room exclusive to the Mobile Bait Post.

Only at this moment did Lin Mo's tense nerves truly relax.

He looked down at his left arm; the claw mark, deep enough to see the bone, had stopped bleeding, but the flesh was turned outward, and the edges were tinged with an unnatural greenish-black.

The Rotten Wolf's claws and teeth were venomous. Although his body's resistance after awakening was far beyond that of an ordinary person, a wave of numbness still emanated from the wound.

He dragged a medical kit out from under the bed. The moment alcohol was poured onto the wound, his muscles jerked violently.

Lin Mo clenched his teeth, fine beads of sweat seeping from his forehead, but his hands didn't stop for a second: cleaning, disinfecting, sprinkling hemostatic powder, and finally wrapping it tightly with layers of bandages.

After treating the wound, he lay quietly on the bed.

Closing his eyes, the battle in the valley began to replay in his mind.

The initial siege by the wolf pack—more than twenty Rotten Wolves pouncing from all directions—the pressure was by no means small.

In just the first encounter, he had almost been injured.

“If it wasn't for the God Speed trait, I would have been in danger tonight!”

With God Speed activated, his attributes surged significantly, allowing Lin Mo to barely maintain control of the situation.

However, to Lin Mo's pleasant surprise, the effect produced by God Speed combined with the Aurora Flowing Cloud Slash far exceeded his imagination; it was not as simple as one plus one equals two.

The effect was definitely several times greater than using either one alone!

With just one move, an Elite Rotten Wolf with the strength of an Entrant was killed instantly.

But the price was that his stamina and mental energy poured out like a floodgate being opened.

Fortunately, there weren't many Elite Rotten Wolves—four in total—and Lin Mo quickly dealt with all the most threatening ones.

Without these four Elite Rotten Wolves, the remaining ordinary Rotten Wolves were not a huge threat.

Although there were many ordinary Rotten Wolves, Lin Mo's speed was extremely fast, so he didn't fear being surrounded. Combined with the confusion caused by his afterimages, he handled them without too much effort.

However, the final ultimate battle with the Wolf King was the most thrilling part.

Lin Mo couldn't remember how many times he had swung his saber or how many lunges he had dodged.

He only remembered the madness burning in the Wolf King's single eye and that every breath he took tasted of blood.

At a certain moment, he even thought he might actually die.

But in the end, he was the one who lived.

Lin Mo opened his eyes and pulled up his attribute panel.

A pale blue light screen expanded before his eyes.

[Name: Lin Mo]

[Class: Awakener]

[Trait: God Speed (Purple Superior)]

[cultivation: First Order Second Level]

[Strength: 27]

[Agility: 32]

[Constitution: 26]

[Spirit: 27]

[Technique: Flowing Cloud Aurora Slash LV1 (68/100), Basic Saber Technique LV7 (88/100), Basic Movement Technique LV8 (21/100)]

[slaughter value: 332]

[achievement points: 4]

Lin Mo's gaze lingered on the slaughter value column for a moment; this was the greatest harvest from his two-hour bloody battle tonight.

Lingering fear?

A little bit.

If it weren't for the [God Speed] talent, he might have been seriously injured in the first wave of the siege.

If it weren't for the terrifying instantaneous explosive power of [Aurora Flowing Cloud Slash] + [God Speed], he wouldn't have been able to quickly kill the four Elite Rotten Wolves. If the Wolf King had been a bit calmer, if...

“My peak combat power is equivalent to an ordinary Awakener who has just broken through to the Second Order.”

Lin Mo gained a clear understanding of his own strength.

He was indeed somewhat stronger than the Wolf King, but he had consumed too much stamina earlier, which was why that battle had been so difficult.

“But if I encounter a true Second Order beast, or worse, a pack of late-stage First Order beasts, I might die.”

This realization made a chill run down his spine.

“My cultivation is too low!”

Lin Mo finally recognized the importance of cultivation.

His configuration of traits and techniques was already top-tier among the top-tier; his current biggest shortcoming was his cultivation.

If he also had a late-stage First Order cultivation, tonight's battle wouldn't have been so pathetic; he could have even easily wiped out the entire wolf pack.

Lin Mo's gaze fell on the slaughter value column, which showed 332 points.

He then looked at the trait column, which showed that upgrading God Speed required slaughter value—10,000 points.

“Increase my cultivation!”

Lin Mo didn't hesitate and gave the command directly.

The system popped up almost at the same time.

[Consume 120 slaughter value to increase cultivation to First Order Third Level?]

“Upgrade!”

A warm current surged from his dantian, instantly flowing through his entire body.

The whole process lasted about ten seconds. When the warm current receded, Lin Mo could vaguely feel that his strength had increased by twenty to thirty percent.

[Host's Current Realm: First Order Third Level]

[slaughter value: 212]

“Continue!”

[Consume 130 slaughter value...]

“Upgrade!”

Ten seconds later, the enhancement ended.

Lin Mo stood up and slightly clenched his fist, feeling his own power.

“My strength has increased by more than fifty percent compared to before; the boost is actually this large!”

Lin Mo was somewhat surprised.

He then immediately looked at the panel.

[Name: Lin Mo]

[Class: Awakener]

[Trait: God Speed (Purple Superior)]

[cultivation: First Order Fourth Level]

[Strength: 35]

[Agility: 45]

[Constitution: 34]

[Spirit: 36]

[Technique: Flowing Cloud Aurora Slash LV1 (68/100), Basic Saber Technique LV7 (88/100), Basic Movement Technique LV8 (21/100)]

[slaughter value: 82]

[achievement points: 4]

“Hmm?”

“The Strength attribute is only 35?”

Lin Mo was a bit surprised.

Previously, his Strength attribute was 27, and it had only increased by about eight points. If calculated by the numbers, it had only increased by about thirty percent.

But in reality, the magnitude of his strength increase exceeded fifty percent!

“Could it be that attribute points and actual strength performance are not linearly correlated?”

After thinking for a moment, Lin Mo confirmed his suspicion.

Based on his observations, an ordinary person's Strength attribute was generally around 10 points, while a First Order First Level Awakener's Strength attribute was generally around 20 points.

But the reality was that a First Order Awakener's pure physical strength was at least four or five times that of an ordinary person!

Like Lin Mo himself, his previous Strength attribute was 27; was his strength only a little over twice that of an ordinary person?

If that were true, let alone the Wolf King, even an ordinary Rotten Wolf could probably easily crush him...

Lin Mo looked at the remaining slaughter value.

Not enough.

Increasing from First Order Fourth Level to First Order Fifth Level required 140 slaughter value; he was still quite short.

Lin Mo wasn't annoyed.

Breaking through two levels in one night—he was already very satisfied.

According to normal cultivation, even for the top genius, going from the Second Level to the Fourth Level would take at least half a year.

He turned his gaze to the skill column.

[Aurora Flowing Cloud Slash Lv.1 (68/100)]

“Only 32 proficiency points away from reaching Level 2...”

A sharp light flashed in Lin Mo's eyes.

The combat power boost from upgrading an S-rank battle technique was much more significant than a cultivation increase; this was one of his major trump cards.

“I wonder if there will be any other changes after upgrading to Level 2...”

“Tomorrow's goal is to find a safe place to grind out these 32 proficiency points!”

Finally, Lin Mo looked at his achievement points: 4 points.

Just as Lin Mo wanted to try his luck and see if he could pull something good, a system prompt popped up.

[Ding~ Detected that the host has accumulated 4 achievement points. You are only 6 points away from unlocking the Ten-Roll Gacha function. It is recommended that the host accumulate 10 achievement points before drawing.]

“Ten-Roll Gacha?”

“Is there any difference from drawing ten single times? Doesn't it still consume ten achievement points?”

Lin Mo asked in confusion.

[A Ten-Roll Gacha guarantees at least one Purple or higher quality reward, and the first Ten-Roll Gacha guarantees at least one Gold or higher quality reward. Please consider carefully, Host.]

“Guaranteed Gold reward?”

Lin Mo's eyes lit up.

The Aurora Flowing Cloud Slash was obtained from a Gold reward, and it was incredibly powerful.

If he could get another Gold reward, he would have another powerful trump card!

“Alright, I won't draw for now. I'll save up ten achievement points and go straight for the Ten-Roll Gacha!”

Lin Mo happily closed the attribute panel.

“Still need 6 more achievement points...”

“Tomorrow, keep working hard!”