22: Chapter 22 Qin Lan is in trouble!

One, two, three... tens of thousands of Death-Dealing Magic Needle Bees with black and purple markings swarmed out!

In less than thirty seconds, a massive dark purple cloud had gathered above the hive.

Immediately after, the dark purple cloud suddenly expanded from the tree canopy.

Tens of thousands of Death-Dealing Magic Needle Bees vibrated their wings frantically, emitting a high-frequency buzz loud enough to tear eardrums, turning into a tornado that pounced toward the nearest human below.

One! Two! Three!

Hundreds!

Thousands!

...

They pounced onto Lin Mo's body one after another.

-0!

-0!

-0!

Tens of thousands of zeros began to refresh frantically above Lin Mo's head.

The system notifications on his panel were jumping even more wildly!

[Received 150 points of True Damage! Block activated! Damage received is 0!]

[Talent Experience +40,000!]

[Received 5 points of Neurotoxin damage! Block activated! Damage received is 0!]

[Talent Experience +40,000!]

[Talent: Block upgraded! Current level: 2105!]

[Talent: Block upgraded! Current level: 2106!]

[Talent: Block upgraded! Current level: 2107!]

...

Puff puff puff puff puff—!

Dense poisonous needles poured down like a rainstorm onto Lin Mo's skin, shoulders, and cheeks!

Black Crow stared fixedly at Lin Mo's figure through his binoculars.

However.

The next second.

Black Crow's pupils suddenly constricted to the size of needle tips!

On the screen of his tactical goggles, a dense, overlapping mass of numbers refreshed like a waterfall—

It was thousands upon thousands of zeros!

Thick, sharp, deep-blue poisonous needles shot fiercely at Lin Mo's skin, which had no clothing protecting it.

And then.

Crack—Snap!

The poisonous needles broke.

Whether it was True Damage or the neurotoxins stacking every second!

The only thing floating above Lin Mo's head was a dense cluster of zero damage!

"How is that possible?!!"

Lying in the mud, Black Crow rubbed his eyes vigorously.

"True Damage... how can True Damage not break through his defense!!"

"Poison doesn't break through either?"

This kid's health... his goggles clearly showed it was only a pitiful 1 point!

He was using some kind of life-burning skill to suppress his health to 1 point!

Yet that 1 point of health remained absolutely unmoved under the frantic barrage of a hundred thousand True Damage Magic Needle Bees!

In his field of vision, the youth completely enveloped by the poisonous bees did not fall.

He didn't even make a move to dodge.

Lin Mo simply found a protruding tree root and sat down comfortably with a bold posture.

He even leaned back, shifting into a more relaxed position.

"Hiss... yes, yes, yes, that's the right pressure."

His voice carried a hint of pleasure, a touch of laziness, and even a bit of dissatisfaction, as if he were enjoying a top-tier massage.

"Over there on the left shoulder, yeah, right there."

Lin Mo stretched, allowing thousands of poisonous needles to snap frantically against his body.

On his retinas, a stream of golden data that others couldn't see was scrolling at the speed of light.

This attack frequency was simply absurdly fast!

It was many times faster than yesterday's beast tide.

Looking at the skill experience bar soaring like a rocket, Lin Mo almost couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Black Crow, in the swamp, was completely stunned.

What the hell is this thing?!

He looked at the magic scrolls in his hand—True Damage, Armor Piercing, Shredding, and various other attributes.

A strange doubt arose in his heart.

Could these scrolls given by Young Master Ling really take care of that kid?

Regardless, he should send the video recording of him back first and see what the captain says.

Soon, the captain's cursing voice rang out from the communicator.

"Are you an idiot!"

"There's no such thing as an absolutely invincible defense in this world. Even Mythical Grade items have a damage cap."

"He can Block the Magic Needle Bees simply because he's using some high-quality item with fixed damage reduction."

"A single True Damage hit from a Magic Needle Bee is only a mere 150 points. By using an item to stay below the damage threshold, he naturally takes no damage."

Being experienced and knowledgeable, he almost immediately identified Lin Mo's ability.

Xiao Yi continued:

"He can Block 150 points of True Damage, but what about the [True Damage Scroll] Young Master Ling gave us?"

"That's a full 2000 points of True Damage in a single hit!"

"Do you think his item can withstand a threshold of 2000 points of single-hit True Damage?"

Black Crow's rationality gradually returned.

The captain was right.

Item damage reduction must have a limit. For example, if it reduces damage by 200, then 150 True Damage is naturally fully negated, but it would still be melted when facing 2000 True Damage.

"Keep your mouth shut and keep a close eye on him."

Xiao Yi's voice dropped several octaves.

"The Young Master said he will move soon. We must seize the opportunity."

"Understood."

Black Crow cut the communication and stared intently at Lin Mo again.

In his field of vision, Lin Mo was still sitting there.

The swarm around him was a black mass, enveloping him like a giant dark purple cocoon.

Meanwhile.

Two thousand meters in the air.

Qin Lan stood on the Shadow Griffin's broad back, her ice-blue mage robes fluttering.

After seeing that the kid Lin Mo had nothing but zeros over his head, she stopped worrying.

Though she didn't know why Lin Mo kept doing this, as long as there was no danger to his life, she couldn't be bothered to care right now.

She even started reading the information on Lin Mo that her adjutant had gathered.

The information detailed various things about Lin Mo from childhood to the present.

"This kid has actually been so extraordinary since he was little..."

"At age five, he led the children from the orphanage to make a toy called a 'top' to sell, and actually managed to support all the kids in the orphanage with it."

"At age six, by reselling stationery, he earned enough for himself and Su Xiaoli to attend school."

"In the third grade of elementary school, he took first place in the school-wide knowledge competition, completely outclassing the top student of the middle school division."

"In his first year of middle school, he was hired by the school to give lessons to third-year middle school students."

"In his first year of high school, he was tested as a super genius with maxed-out mental strength."

"And he spent most of his time making money, barely spending any time on studying or cultivation."

"Born with knowledge... different from the rest?"

A light of uncertainty flickered in Qin Lan's eyes.

Actually, the Alliance didn't care much about a student's grades.

Because what decided a person's life was their awakened talent and class.

"This kid, even putting aside his class and talent, is a rare talent."

Thinking of this, Qin Lan's brow furrowed again.

"Even so, it doesn't explain why he has such a strong damage immunity effect."

"Regardless, with his abilities, even if he were placed in the Alliance's Internal Affairs Pavilion, he could reach a very high position."

The corners of Qin Lan's mouth curled up slightly.

"From this perspective, he really is suitable to be an internal affairs officer."

"Xiao Li's eye for people isn't bad after all."

"It's just that this kid's temper is too stubborn; he's unwilling to come with me no matter what."

Suddenly.

Without any warning.

The violent high-altitude air currents around her weirdly stagnated for a split second.

Qin Lan's pupils shrank.

It wasn't that the wind had stopped; space had been imprisoned!

Almost as a reflex, five dazzling ice-blue runes instantly flicked from Qin Lan's fingertips. Vast magical power surged out like a volcanic eruption, attempting to tear through this invisible restraint.

"Who is it?!"

She shouted sharply.

Responding to her was a pitch-black rift that suddenly tore open in the sky above her head.

It was a black hole over three meters in diameter.

"Void Banishment Scroll?!"

Qin Lan's face changed drastically.

This was an extremely rare and expensive one-time strategic-grade item. It had no killing power; its only function was to forcibly teleport the target randomly into the Void Turbulence hundreds of kilometers away!

How could such a prohibited item appear in Shimmering City!!!

Qin Lan only had time to send a message to her adjutant to protect Lin Mo before the black hole completely swallowed her and the griffin.

"There's danger, return to the camp immediately!!"

Qin Lan's surging mental power, mixed with her voice, quickly reached Lin Mo's ears.

The black hole snapped shut, leaving only a slight distortion in the air mid-flight, as if nothing had ever happened.

In the swamp below.

Black Crow suddenly looked up, his expression instantly becoming solemn.

"Captain... Qin Lan has disappeared!"

Xiao Yi's voice was cold.

"Attack immediately!"