31: Chapter 31 He's so handsome, what's his name!

[Ding~ Killed a late-stage Rank 1 ferocious beast Wind Wolf, slaughter value +6]

[Ding~ Killed a late-stage Rank 1 ferocious beast Wind Wolf, slaughter value +6]

[Ding~ Killed a late-stage Rank 1 ferocious beast Wind Wolf, slaughter value +6]

A series of notifications flashed by.

Lin Mo frowned slightly.

The sharpness of zhan chao far exceeded his expectations; killing Rank 1 Wind Wolves was simply too easy, but the slaughter value gained was pitifully low!

"Looks like I have to pick Rank 2s to kill!"

"Rank 1s, get out of the way!"

Thus, an inconceivable scene unfolded on the battlefield.

That excessively young reinforcement had just charged into the Wind Wolf pack, and in the blink of an eye, he had killed several late-stage Rank 1 Wind Wolves.

Everyone was looking forward to his next performance...

But then, this person actually performed a set of eerie footwork, weaving and dodging through the Wind Wolf pack.

He actually ignored the Rank 1 Wind Wolves around him and specifically targeted Rank 2 Wind Wolves! Only when an occasional blind Rank 1 Wind Wolf insisted on coming forward to seek death would he take it out with a casual strike, without even pausing his steps.

"Who exactly is this person? An early-stage Rank 2 Wind Wolf can't even last three rounds against him?!"

Everyone within the defense zone felt their jaws nearly hit the ground.

A boy carrying a rifle stood with his mouth wide open, forgetting to change his magazine.

A student who was bandaging a wound gave a start, and the bandage rolled three meters away.

And those girls who were crying just now stood there like wooden chickens, tears still hanging on their faces.

"Is... is this person really a student?" someone swallowed hard.

"Which school? Jiangcheng? Lingwu? Is this guy really a fucking student?"

"Am I dreaming... He's cutting Rank 2s like he's slicing tofu..."

A girl with a ponytail stared blankly at that figure who was moving through the beast pack as if it were uninhabited, and suddenly whispered: "He's so handsome..."

The girl next to her nodded subconsciously, and only after nodding did she realize what she was doing, her face turning bright red.

The boys fell into a collective silence.

It wasn't that they didn't want to retort, but they truly didn't have the face to.

They struggled even against Rank 1 ferocious beasts, while he found Rank 1s weren't worth killing and specifically targeted Rank 2s; the gap was so large that even jealousy seemed ridiculous.

The leading Lieutenant finally woke up from his shock.

He saw clearly now; this student wasn't trying to be a hero, he truly had the strength.

Moreover, in just this short time, nearly half of the beast pack's Rank 2 combat power had been whittled away by him alone. The originally tight charging formation was torn to shreds, and the threat was greatly reduced.

"Everyone—"

The Lieutenant raised his war blade, the tip pointing straight at the chaotic beast pack.

"Counterattack! Kill your way back for me!"

"Kill!!!"

The veterans, who had been suppressed for a full hour, finally reached the moment to vent their frustration.

They roared and leaped out from behind cover, blade light and muzzle flashes flying together.

Although the student soldiers still couldn't overcome their fear and many people's legs were still shaking, seeing a similarly young figure killing his way in and out of the beast pack, they suddenly felt... it didn't seem that scary anymore.

A short-haired girl gritted her teeth and gripped her blade, following the veterans out.

She didn't dare venture deep into the beast pack, but she bravely stood at the edge of the defense line, finishing off beasts for the wounded veterans.

A boy with glasses took a deep breath, loaded a new magazine into his rifle, aimed, and fired.

An injured Wind Wolf had just gathered a small wind blade in its mouth when it was blown apart by a head-on bullet.

The battle continued for several more minutes.

After Yi Xiaoyu and two other boys arrived and cast Mirror Lakes Blessing on Lin Mo, Lin Mo's killing became even more frenzied.

He alone almost completely wiped out the Rank 2 elites in this Wind Wolf pack.

Soon, when the last Rank 2 Wind Wolf was decapitated by Lin Mo's blade, the remaining Wind Wolves finally collapsed and scattered into the mountain forest.

Lin Mo sheathed his blade and looked around.

Wind Wolf corpses littered the ground.

By his rough estimate, he had killed about twenty of them alone, at least half of which were Rank 2 Wind Wolves.

[Ding~ Killed an early-stage Rank 2 ferocious beast Wind Wolf, slaughter value +40]

[Aurora Flowing Cloud Slash proficiency +34]

[Lingyan Steps proficiency +38]

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A cheer of survival after a disaster erupted within the defense zone.

Several students slumped on the ground, panting heavily; some began to sob quietly—this was a stress response after the fear subsided.

Veterans patted each other's shoulders and checked wounds, while someone lit a crumpled cigarette.

Then, almost everyone's gaze slowly turned in the same direction.

Lin Mo stood amidst the corpses of ferocious beasts, looking down and wiping the blade of zhan chao.

The afterglow of the setting sun spilled through the gaps in the mountain forest, plating a layer of pale gold light on his cold profile.

His movements while wiping the blade were light and focused, as if the slaughter just now was merely a routine daily training session.

"Who is he?" someone asked in a low voice.

"Looking at his combat uniform, he should be an intern student like us. Which school is he from?"

"Don't know... haven't seen him before, he's not from our school."

"Someone said just now that he came from the Seventh Battalion to support us. Is he from Jiangcheng University? Or Lingwu University? Damn, how can such a monster be a student?"

A round-faced girl plucked up her courage, pulled Yi Xiaoyu, who had just withdrawn from the battlefield, and asked with a red face:

"Classmate, you're on the same team, right? That... what's that person's name? Which school is he from?"

Yi Xiaoyu was stunned for a moment, her gaze unconsciously drifting toward Lin Mo before she quickly withdrew it.

She hesitated for a moment before speaking: "His name is Lin Mo... from Jiangcheng University."

"Jiangcheng University?"

The round-faced girl was surprised.

"Jiangcheng University has this kind of expert this year?"

"He... didn't seem very famous before."

When Yi Xiaoyu said this, she felt it was absurd herself. Before Lin Mo showed his strength, she hadn't heard of the name Lin Mo either.

But that was the fact.

In the Jiangcheng University Enhancement-type, Lin Mo had always been a student with a white entry, as ordinary as could be.

If he hadn't been assigned to the Bait Post this time, no one would have spared him a second glance.

And Yi Xiaoyu was a top student from Lingwu University; the two were not in the same city, so how could she have known the name Lin Mo.

But it was this unknown Lin Mo who had single-handedly slaughtered over twenty Rock Armor Beasts on the cliff, killed a Rank 3 Earth Dragon in the Rock Armor Beast cave, and then chopped twenty or so Wind Wolves like vegetables in the 16th Patrol District.

Yi Xiaoyu suddenly felt a bit dazed.

She remembered the moment on the cliff when Lin Mo, covered in blood, stood amidst the corpses and turned back to tell her, "Stay here and don't move."

That tone was so calm, as if he wasn't going to risk his life, but just going for a walk.

But his eyes... weren't indifferent; they were something more terrifying than indifference.

It was lack of care.

He didn't care if he got hurt, he didn't care what others thought of him, he didn't even care about life and death.

It seemed... he only cared about becoming stronger, and didn't care about her either...

"Classmate? Classmate!" The round-faced girl's call pulled Yi Xiaoyu back to reality.

"Ah?"

"What are you dazing off for!"

The round-faced girl leaned in closer, lowering her voice, her eyes shining with the light of gossip.

"That Lin Mo... does he... have a girlfriend?"

Yi Xiaoyu's face instantly burned up.

"How... how should I know! I'm not even close to him!"

"If you're not close, why is your face red?"

"I'm not!"

Several other girls also gathered around.

"He really is so handsome! Not that kind of pretty-boy handsome, but that... that... cool kind of handsome."

"Yes, yes, yes, your description is too accurate, especially when he lowered his head to wipe his blade after killing the beasts..."

"How tall is he? Is he 1.8 meters? I feel like he's more than 1.8 meters!"

"Look, his movements while wiping the blade are so gentle; he must be a gentle man. If only I could turn into that blade..."

Listening to their chatter, Yi Xiaoyu suddenly felt an indescribable irritability. She pursed her lips and didn't speak again.

In another corner, several boys were also discussing in low voices.

"He's truly amazing, but is there a need to hype him up like this?"

"Exactly, he does have strength, but what are you girls being so infatuated for..."

"If you're so good, why don't you go up?"

"Just now you could only hide behind cover and shoot, your hands were shaking so much you dropped your magazine. Lin Mo killed over twenty Wind Wolves alone, and you still have the face to talk?"

The round-faced girl had sharp ears and immediately turned back to retort.

The boy's face turned red, and he was choked up, unable to speak.

Several girls nearby immediately joined the fray.

"Exactly, exactly!"

"Being useless yourself and then being bitter about others, isn't it embarrassing!"

"If you have this spare time, why not go practice your blade techniques? Or if you're really not good enough, be a bit more humble and ask Lin Mo for a few tips, so you don't get scared like this by a few Wind Wolves..."

The boys fell into a collective silence, pretending to check their equipment.

Lin Mo didn't notice the commotion over here at all.

He wiped zhan chao clean, sheathed it, and turned to walk toward Wu Feng.

The blood-stained Lieutenant was holding Wu Feng's hand, so excited he was incoherent.

"Brother! Thanks to you arriving in time! Five minutes later, five minutes later and I'm afraid we wouldn't have held on!"