Chapter 110: Chapter 110

Outside the cave, the anxiously waiting group saw the surging flames and immediately grew tense.

"Will Mr. Lin Mo be alright?"

Finnie's brows furrowed deeply, her face full of worry.

Ellie gripped her weapon tightly, ready to charge forward at any moment.

Alden was also quite concerned, yet he trusted Lin Mo's strength and judgment, comforting everyone: "It's fine, trust Lin Mo."

As the flames dissipated, Lin Mo stood outside the cave, glanced at his slightly burned left arm, and let out a heavy breath.

He could only say it was fortunate he had been prepared for this move and retreated fast enough, otherwise he would have really been in trouble...

Magic wasn't comparable to physical attacks; while constitution could still provide some effect, it was significantly reduced. Tʜe sourcᴇ of thɪs content ɪs Nove1Fire.net

This was one of the reasons magic was so powerful.

Except when dealing with the few creatures possessing corresponding elemental resistance, magic of equivalent power often caused higher damage than physical skills.

That's why Lin Mo, with only 3 magic points, could instantly kill low-level magical creatures like goblins using ordinary, non-max-level magic.

However, this move probably couldn't be used too many times.

Looking at the increasingly weak Crimson Flame Tiger inside the cave that didn't dare to chase after him, Lin Mo actually felt more confident.

A Holy Light came from behind him, and the burns on Lin Mo's left arm immediately began healing at a visible rate. In just two or three seconds, they had completely recovered as if he had never been injured at all.

After all, he was fighting with a healer by his side.

With his injuries fully recovered, Lin Mo charged forward again, rushing toward the Crimson Flame Tiger before him.

The Crimson Flame Tiger's remaining single eye clearly showed some fear. It roared and swung its front claws, attempting to force Lin Mo back.

Lin Mo dodged swiftly, avoiding this attack, then immediately unleashed a [Charged Sword Slash], sending three Sword Energy blades aimed at its eye.

The Crimson Flame Tiger could only retract its claws to block. Three consecutive Sword Energy blades sliced through flesh, leaving deep, bone-revealing wounds on its intact front paw.

With both front paws injured, the Crimson Flame Tiger grew increasingly agitated. However, just as it prepared to counterattack regardless of its injuries, Lin Mo had disappeared from its sight.

The next moment, another three Sword Energy blades attacked from behind. These three blades struck at exactly the same angle, hitting the same spot repeatedly, nearly severing the Crimson Flame Tiger's spine.

The Crimson Flame Tiger turned its head with difficulty, fire elements gathering in its mouth. But Lin Mo, having learned from his previous mistake, had already moved in front of it, directly mounting the tiger's back.

The flames from the Crimson Flame Tiger's mouth shot out, but could only burn against the stone wall of the cave.

It struggled, trying to throw Lin Mo off its back. At its peak, this wouldn't have been difficult, but the Crimson Flame Tiger was now at the end of its strength, extremely weak, unable to exert even half of its original power, completely helpless against Lin Mo.

A sharp glint flashed in Lin Mo's eyes as he brought his sword blade down hard on the Crimson Flame Tiger's cracked spine.

With a crisp snapping sound, the Crimson Flame Tiger's struggling movements immediately ceased. Its massive body fell powerlessly to the ground, twitched for a moment, then breathed its last with unwilling reluctance.

Lin Mo panted heavily. Although the battle hadn't lasted long, fighting magical creatures of this level was completely different from slaughtering goblins.

Using skills consecutively, plus the contest of strength with the Crimson Flame Tiger, had consumed nearly half of his stamina.

He could only say that if this Crimson Flame Tiger hadn't been injured, he would have found it very difficult to defeat a threat level 3 magical creature at his current strength. At best, he could only hold out for a while and look for an opportunity to escape.

Although the process was difficult, the rewards for finally killing this Crimson Flame Tiger were quite substantial.

[Accumulated Sword Combo] proficiency +23

A single magical creature directly provided 23 proficiency points, raising Lin Mo's Accumulated Sword Combo directly to level 4.

"Skill [Accumulated Sword Combo] Lv3 (40/40) leveled up!"

"Current skill [Accumulated Sword Combo] Lv4 (4/100)"

Gained attribute points: Strength +3!

Having just recently advanced to level 2 warrior, Lin Mo's strength attribute had increased by another 3 points.

Besides this, the most important thing was the profits this Crimson Flame Tiger could bring...

Lin Mo walked out of the cave and waved to the others. Alden brought the group over and began processing the corpse.

It took several people working together to drag the Crimson Flame Tiger out of the cave. Looking at the massive body before them, Solan clicked his tongue repeatedly: "This big? That's really impressive..."

Wasn't it even more impressive that Lin Mo could take down such a monster?

Alden looked at Lin Mo, recalling the scene when he had first joined their team.

Back then, he could still somewhat hold his own against him in a fight, but now he could barely even help.

And how many days had it been?

This growth speed was simply unbelievable.

He would guarantee that even the most talented nobles of the empire, with the best resources poured into them, could never improve their strength as quickly as Lin Mo.

He had a feeling that their Raging Bull Team might become famous throughout the continent as supporting characters in Bard stories!

After working for quite a while, they finally managed to butcher the Crimson Flame Tiger's corpse.

Just the enormous tiger skin alone couldn't fit in their backpacks and had to be rolled up and carried.

"How much would such a large tiger skin be worth?"

Solan couldn't help but ask.

"The task we accepted was for a sub-adult Crimson Flame Tiger, priced at 60-90 gold coins. This adult Crimson Flame Tiger would be worth at least 150 gold coins or more."

After saying this, Alden added: "But this has nothing to do with you. Lin Mo hunted this Crimson Flame Tiger by himself."

150 gold coins, plus double...

Lin Mo felt that the 800 gold coin mithril gloves no longer seemed so unattainable.

This was the meaning of adventure - wealth comes through danger. If he hadn't dared to try, he wouldn't have obtained this huge sum of 300 gold coins.

Of course, he couldn't keep all the money for himself. Although he had indeed almost single-handedly killed it, Finnie had still helped, and the other team members had helped with carrying and disassembling, so he should give them some compensation for their efforts.

"I'll take 80% of the money from this Crimson Flame Tiger. Finnie gets 10%, and the rest goes to everyone else."

Alden didn't respond immediately: "Let's discuss this after returning to the city. This isn't a good place to linger; we need to leave quickly."

While they were talking, Finnie was looking at the tiger skin, frowning slightly.

On this tiger skin, she sensed a bad aura.

She hoped it was just her imagination...

With all tasks completed, the group soon set off, returning fully loaded with the gains from their journey.

However, they couldn't return within the day, so they had to spend another night in the forest.

Unlike last night, everyone was clearly more relaxed today. After carefully setting traps and confirming there was no danger around, the atmosphere in the camp became cheerful.

A large bonfire was lit in the center of the camp, with large chunks of roasted meat skewered on thick branches.

This was all meat from the Crimson Flame Tiger; they had brought back as much of the good cuts as possible.

"Eat up while it's fresh. High-level magical beasts have abundant Qi and Blood in their bodies. Eating this meat is good for your health. If you eat it consistently, it might even enhance your physical attributes."

There was such a thing?

This was the first time Lin Mo had heard of this. "So how much exactly do you need to eat to increase attributes?"

"You mean specifically Crimson Flame Tiger?"

Alden smiled: "If it's just magical beasts of this level, you need to eat it long-term to see effects. If you eat about ten pounds every day, it would take several months to show noticeable results."

Lin Mo's mouth twitched for a moment: "That's way too slow."

"After all, while the Crimson Flame Tiger is incredibly powerful to us, looking across the entire continent, it's just a relatively low-level magical creature."

"If it were flesh from lord-level, or even epic-level magical creatures, the effects would be much better."

"I know about this... In Bard stories, those legendary-level powerhouses defeat mythical-level magical creatures, then eat their flesh and gain immediate improvements!"

Solan joined in the conversation, adding to the topic.

"Epic-level magical creatures actually have quite good effects. Lord-level ones are slightly worse, but if you persist in eating for about a week, you can get direct improvements. The effects gradually diminish the more you eat..."

But these things were too distant for them.

The potions crafted by those heroic-level and legendary-level alchemists could also enhance attributes, but was that meaningful?

For 99.999% of people across the continent, such things were beyond reach for their entire lives. Even for royal families of kingdoms, they were extremely precious items.

Lin Mo ate roasted meat while learning about this information.

It might be useful for him in the future.

But you know, this Crimson Flame Tiger meat is actually quite tasty... After roasting, the meat is firm and springy, full of juices. After eating it, your body feels warm and comfortable inside.

Forget about attributes or not, it's definitely quite beneficial for the body. Ordinary people who eat it would probably avoid many minor illnesses and pains.

Everyone chatted intermittently, and gradually the conversation drifted toward gossip topics.

Rick teased: "Captain, when is your Bella going to hold the banquet and invite us to the wedding celebration?"

"Get lost, get lost, stop bringing that up..."

Alden rolled his eyes and, embracing the idea of sacrificing others to save himself, redirected the fire toward Lin Mo.

"What about Lin Mo... How are things with you and Ellie recently?"

Lin Mo pointed at himself with an innocent expression: "If I said it was a misunderstanding, would you believe me?"

Only a ghost would believe that. Ellie wasn't even pretending anymore now; the way she looked at Lin Mo was practically oozing with affection. If you called that a misunderstanding, who would believe it?

The unanimous response made Lin Mo roll his eyes helplessly.

To be reasonable, he was truly innocent.

But since things had reached this point, he couldn't be bothered to explain anymore. He might as well go with the flow—it wasn't necessarily a bad thing...