6: Killing a monster in Chapter 6 and you instantly level up to level 17?!

Lin Mo's current Strength is 10, plus the 5 points of attack power from the Iron Sword, totaling 15 Attack.

Swish!

He swung the sword down.

There was no technique involved, just pure brute force.

The Iron Sword struck heavily against the Wasteland Wolf's spine.

-5

Defense is equal to half of the Constitution attribute, so the Wasteland Wolf's defense was 10.

The Wasteland Wolf had 10 points of Defense; 15 minus 10 meant exactly 5 points of damage—no more, no less.

A shallow blood mark appeared on the Wasteland Wolf's fur, and its health bar barely budged.

However, this negligible amount of damage completely ignited the monster's ferocity.

It lunged frantically at Lin Mo, claws swinging wildly and fangs snapping.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

-0

-0

-0

A series of zero-damage indicators drifted over Lin Mo's head like a stream of bullet chat.

He stood his ground like an eternal reef, remaining motionless no matter how the storm lashed against him.

Lin Mo, meanwhile, swung his sword expressionlessly.

-5

-5

-5

This was a completely one-sided execution.

The claws and fangs the Wasteland Wolf took such pride in couldn't even tear Lin Mo's clothes.

Meanwhile, Lin Mo's slow basic attacks were like the most cruel form of torture, slowly draining its life away bit by bit.

High up in the sky.

Qin Lan was still clutching her magic tool, but her entire body had frozen solid.

The binoculars nearly slipped from her hands.

"How... how the hell is this possible?!"

Qin Lan's eyes widened in shock.

What was she seeing?

A Level 0 Blank Slate Warrior standing still and letting a Level 3 monster use him as a target, yet he wasn't losing any health?!

Even if his talent was Block, a Level 1 talent should only reduce 10 points of damage at most!

The Wasteland Wolf's attack was a solid 45 points!

Did the extra 35 points of damage just vanish into thin air?!

"Equipment? No, he's wearing the Coarse Cloth Casual Wear issued by the camp; it has no defense stats at all!"

"Potions? He hasn't consumed any potions either!"

"Just what is going on..."

Qin Lan felt a surge of confusion, and her knowledge of the Awakened classes began to waver.

Just as she was in the midst of severe self-doubt, the battle below came to an end.

Puchi!

With his final strike, Lin Mo finally found an opening and accurately pierced the Wasteland Wolf's eye.

-30! (Vital Attack)

The Wasteland Wolf's body stiffened, it twitched twice, and then unwillingly dissipated into spots of light.

A piece of Grey Wolf Skin was left on the ground.

[Killed Level 3 Demonized Wasteland Wolf, gained Experience: 20 points.]

As the notification sounded in Lin Mo's mind.

The light from the pale gold panel on his retina suddenly exploded!

[Current Experience Multiplier detected: 10,000x!]

[Actual Experience gained: 200,000 points!]

A single, extremely condensed and brilliant golden light instantly surged from beneath Lin Mo's feet, wrapping around his entire body like mercury spreading over the ground.

In that moment, Lin Mo felt an unimaginably powerful warm current flood into his entire body! Every cell was cheering, and every meridian was being widened!

[Ding! Level increased to 1.]

[Ding! Level increased to 2.]

[Ding! Level increased to 3.]

...

[Ding! Level increased to 16.]

[Ding! Level increased to 17.]

The golden light came quickly and vanished just as fast, lasting only a few seconds.

Lin Mo stood in place and slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air. Feeling the power surging within him like a volcanic eruption, the corners of his mouth curled up into a wide grin.

Killing a single Level 3 mob.

He had soared straight from Level 0 to Level 17!

Moreover, as his level increased, his Experience Multiplier had also snowballed from 10,000x to 27,000x!

This meant that when he killed the next monster, the experience he gained would be 27,000 times the base experience!

"This cheat... hehe... is a bit excessive."

If someone didn't want to laugh at this, they could be diagnosed with clinical depression.

Level 17.

Lin Mo's base attribute growth was 5 points.

This meant that with every level up, all attributes automatically increased by 5 points, and he also received 5 free attribute points to distribute.

As for Health, it was ten times his Constitution, and Mana was ten times his Spirit.

This attribute growth couldn't compare to a Mythical Grade class, but he leveled up fast!

Lin Mo dumped all his free attribute points into Strength in one go.

[Lin Mo]

[Talent:]

[Level 591 Block: Every time damage is taken, damage is reduced by 5,910 points.]

(For every level the talent increases, the Block effect increases by 10 points.)

[Health: 950]

[Mana: 950]

[Strength: 180]

[Constitution: 95]

[Spirit: 95]

[Speed: 95]

[Current Experience Multiplier: 27,000x]

Now, even without the Iron Sword, he could blow that wolf apart with a single punch based on these attributes alone.

Above in the sky, there was a deathly silence.

Qin Lan lowered her binoculars and rubbed her eyes vigorously.

She must have seen wrong; there had to be something wrong with the binoculars.

Who ever heard of someone jumping seventeen levels from killing one monster? This wasn't scientific!

Yes, she was definitely seeing things.

If she looked again, it would surely be back to normal.

She took a deep breath, raised the binoculars again, and aimed them at Lin Mo below.

The next second, her mouth hung slightly open, and a drop of crystal-clear saliva unconsciously trickled down from the corner of her mouth.

"Wh... what just happened?"

"He really... only killed one monster just now, right?"

Qin Lan wiped the saliva from her mouth and stared intently at Lin Mo below.

When others killed monsters, they leveled up one by one.

When geniuses killed monsters, they might level up a bit faster because they gained more experience from killing higher-level mobs.

But this kid killed one monster and seventeen consecutive golden lights of leveling up exploded from his body?!

Was this reasonable?!

Did this comply with the Laws of the Awakened?!

In the records of the Alliance Headquarters, the fastest-leveling Mythical Grade class had ground for an entire day in a top-tier Experience Secret Realm!

And even then, they only reached Level 5.

Yet Lin Mo had spent one minute to kill a single wolf.

"Is this guy... cheating?"

Qin Lan felt like she was going crazy.

Could it be some brand new leveling method that an old fogey like her didn't know about?

Had it only been a few years, and she was already outdated?

She suddenly remembered Lin Mo's calm and composed smile, as if everything were within his plan.

No, no, no, it was impossible!

Even if he leveled up quickly, he might not necessarily take first place!

Just as Qin Lan was deceiving herself, Lin Mo suddenly looked up toward the sky and revealed a meaningful smile.

"He dares to provoke me?"

Qin Lan's mouth twitched.

Lin Mo didn't linger. Carrying that broken Iron Sword, he continued walking toward the deeper monster zones.

At Level 17, his experience gain would be penalized for killing low-level monsters; he needed to find monsters at least at his level to continue leveling up.

"Chen Rui."

Qin Lan pressed her communicator.

"What is it, Team Leader? Did you bring that kid back?"

"Retrieve all files regarding Lin Mo in Shimmering City. All of them! From his childhood to the present, I want to know exactly what he eats every day!"

"Copy that! I'll get on it right away!"