Chapter 132: Chapter 132

After lingering in bed for a while before finally getting up, Lin Mo knocked on Finnie's door and waited for some time, but there was no response.

Had she already woken up?

Lin Mo and Ellie went downstairs together and indeed found Finnie feasting heartily.

She looked genuinely hungry, with several dishes laid out before her, her mouth smeared with sauce.

When she spotted Lin Mo and Ellie, she immediately waved, struggling to swallow the food in her mouth before saying, "Mr. Lin Mo, and Sister Ellie, you're awake... I was afraid you hadn't rested enough, so I didn't disturb you. Come join me for breakfast!"

Lin Mo and Ellie were indeed hungry too, so they sat opposite her and began eating.

"Whew~ I'm full, full, can't eat anymore..."

A short while later, Finnie patted her slightly rounded little belly and let out a long breath.

Then she immediately turned and ordered several desserts, eating them as if nothing had happened.

This move left Lin Mo completely baffled.

"Desserts aren't considered a meal, so they don't count."

As Ellie spoke, she also started stuffing desserts into her mouth.

Lin Mo didn't know whether to laugh or cry - did all girls have a separate stomach specifically for desserts?

He wasn't particularly interested in sweet foods, so he just sampled a little.

After finishing their meal, it was time to return to the Association.

By the time they reached the Association, it was already 3 PM.

When they arrived, quite a few adventurers had already gathered there - some who had fought alongside them yesterday, and others who had just arrived today.

The president of the Adventurers' Association was currently sitting with the adventurers, discussing something.

"How's the situation?"

Lin Mo approached and inquired.

He was naturally asking about the situation on the front lines.

The Association president shook his head and said, "The goblins' offensive was extremely fierce yesterday, especially after 2-3 AM. Probably to coordinate with the ambush on your side, those goblins went completely crazy. Fortunately, you were there to intercept that ambush force, otherwise if we'd been ambushed in that situation, the defense line might have truly collapsed..."

"What about casualties?"

"Also not optimistic."

The Association president frowned: "According to rough estimates, over 500 soldiers died on the defense line yesterday, and over 100 adventurers!"

Someone nearby exclaimed in shock.

After all, Silvermoon Town was just a small town, with only a few thousand people total including the town itself and the reinforcements from Silverstream City.

Losing five hundred at once represented a pretty high casualty rate.

"The most troublesome part is, even after eliminating so many personnel and killing at least ten thousand goblins, the goblin numbers still haven't noticeably decreased..."

Everyone present understood what this meant.

"Probably even more goblins are pouring toward us."

"This can't continue."

Landon frowned deeply: "Just killing ordinary goblins won't resolve this crisis. We need to find a way to root out the mastermind behind this!"

"But recklessly going deep in is too dangerous."

The Association president shook his head: "Silvermoon Town doesn't have any particularly powerful assassin class professionals. There are only five above level 3, and none have reached level 4."

Level 3 assassins certainly weren't weak, and their speed was considerable, but penetrating deep into the rear of a goblin army of this scale was still too dangerous.

Just the assassin goblin they encountered last night was already a threat level approaching level 3.

It could be said that the instigator behind this disaster had to be at least threat level 3, possibly even level 4!

A level 4 goblin spellcaster would likely have many level 3 and level 2 bronze-rank goblins protecting them. Even a level 4 assassin might not necessarily succeed.

An assassin above level 4...

Lin Mo suddenly froze, remembering something, and looked at Finnie.

Finnie blinked blankly, not understanding his meaning.

"Excuse me, everyone, I have some business to attend to. I'll be back shortly."

Saying this, he took Finnie's hand and left the Association.

Ellie, who had been somewhat distracted, immediately sat up straight, staring at their retreating backs with a completely bewildered expression.

She pointed at herself as if saying: "What about me?"

But Ellie ultimately didn't follow, because Lin Mo hadn't called her, and she was afraid that acting recklessly might disrupt his plans.

Though she didn't know what he intended to do, she trusted Lin Mo - she just needed to wait patiently.

Finnie looked at Lin Mo's hand gripping her wrist, struggled slightly, her face blushing: "What... what do you want to do?"

"You'll know in a moment."

Lin Mo didn't answer, urgently pulling her into a secluded alley.

Finnie looked at the dim environment before her and Lin Mo standing very close, her face growing increasingly red.

Why come to this deserted place?

Finnie watched as Lin Mo finally released her wrist, turned, and walked toward her. She closed her eyes, waving her hands repeatedly: "Wait, Mr. Lin Mo, isn't this too sudden?"

Lin Mo froze, "What are you referring to?"

Then he waved toward behind her.

Sherfilia appeared behind Finnie, her sudden voice startling her.

Finnie turned around, completely surprised: "Sister Sherfilia? Why are you here?!"

Sherfilia bowed slightly, and facing Finnie's question, thought for a moment before saying: "Miss Finnie, the Madam told me not to tell you that she ordered me to protect you in secret."

This statement left both people before her speechless.

So you ended up telling her anyway?

Lin Mo cleared his throat lightly, easing the awkward atmosphere: "Miss Maid, you probably heard earlier that this situation is different - it's not an ordinary mission but concerns Silvermoon Town's danger. We need a powerful assassin now to help resolve this major threat."

Sherfilia didn't answer immediately, instead looking at Finnie beside her. Get full chapters from novel•fire.net

"Please, Sister Sherfilia!"

"I understand, Miss Finnie."

Sherfilia immediately nodded: "Please leave it to Sherfilia."

It seemed this maid was quite obedient to Finnie.

Lin Mo's eyes suddenly shifted, and he leaned close to Finnie, whispering a few words in her ear.

Feeling the warm breath by her ear, Finnie's face flushed red, but she didn't pull away.

Sherfilia's golden eyes calmly watched the two, her hands in front of her already quietly forming fists. If Miss Finnie showed even the slightest reluctance, her fist would immediately make intimate contact with Lin Mo's face.

But that didn't happen - her young mistress wore an expression of shyness that perfectly resembled a maiden in love.

Sherfilia could only somewhat regretfully loosen her fists, waiting for her to speak.

"Sister Sherfilia..."

Sure enough, Finnie soon spoke: "Could you teach Mr. Lin Mo some assassin skills?"

This was unexpected for Sherfilia.

"Just some basic skills would be enough."

Lin Mo naturally knew that advanced skills were quite rare and valuable, not something to be casually taught to outsiders, but some simpler basic class skills should be fine.

Sherfilia looked at him and nodded: "Since Miss Finnie has asked, of course I can teach you. But learning skills takes a long time - you'd better prepare yourself mentally."

Lin Mo nodded. Since he wasn't sure if he could quickly learn skills without using scrolls, he didn't make any grand claims.

"Then let's start now."

Sherfilia gave him a strange look.

Hadn't she just said that learning skills required considerable time? Shouldn't they first return to discuss the assassination of the goblin leader, and find spare time later?

Oh well, let him try - he'd naturally understand the difficulty.

As she spoke, Sherfilia drew a throwing knife from her skirt, her figure moving instantly. In the blink of an eye, she was already before Lin Mo.

Lin Mo didn't react at all - one second she was standing in place, the next, that sharp throwing knife was pressed against his chest.

"You already know stealth-type skills yourself, so I'll teach you the basic assassination skills of assassins."

As Sherfilia spoke, she moved the throwing knife away: "This move is called Shadow Strike."

The next moment, while Lin Mo was relaxed and thinking, she suddenly flashed behind him, tapping his lower back with her finger: "This move is called Backstab."

Lin Mo gasped sharply, rubbing the spot she'd poked, which had already gone numb from the pain.

He looked at the still expressionless maid, whose eyes seemed to contain a hint of secret delight.

Was this girl doing it on purpose?

"These two moves should be enough, right?"

Sherfilia spoke very concisely. Seeing Lin Mo nod, she continued: "Next is the qi and blood circulation for these two skills..."

Though she didn't speak much, at this moment she explained extremely meticulously, reminding him of every detail that needed attention.

Following her instructions, Lin Mo began attempting the circulation.

The process went surprisingly smoothly - the difficulties Sherfilia had mentioned seemed nonexistent to him.

Could it be that he was actually a genius himself, not completely reliant on the panel's power?

Lin Mo drew a dagger from his waist, imitating Sherfilia's earlier movements, his figure suddenly shifting.

Sherfilia expressionlessly reached out, easily catching the dagger between two fingers, but then her arm trembled, her eyes secretly shocked.

Such tremendous strength!

Though she knew he was a warrior, she was after all a veteran-level professional, so she hadn't expected his strength to surpass hers.

And... she hadn't witnessed Lin Mo quickly learning magic before, so although she knew he was a genius - and the Madam's arranged mission included protecting him as well as the young lady - Sherfilia actually hadn't had a clear concept of exactly how talented Lin Mo was.

But now, she understood.

Though this might partly be because she had explained meticulously and hadn't held back in sharing her years of understanding of these two skills.

But even so, normally speaking, even if a transcendent-level assassin personally taught someone, it would take at least about a day to learn a skill.

And that was the speed of a genius...

While Sherfilia was shocked and stunned, Lin Mo seized the opportunity, circled behind her, and gave her a poke with his finger too.

Sherfilia grunted, her figure staggering, nearly losing her balance.

Though she was a veteran-level assassin professional, she was still a fragile class. Even though Lin Mo had held back enough to avoid injury, it definitely still hurt.

"How did I do, master?"

Lin Mo smiled, having avenged himself.

Sherfilia didn't speak, just glanced sideways at him, still keeping her hands in front of her, maintaining the standard maid posture.