Chapter 94: Chapter 94

In the forest, Alden walked at the very front, leaving plenty of space for the two behind him.

But since they were currently on an adventure, it wasn't really possible to do anything anyway. Ellie tentatively held Lin Mo's hand, and when she wasn't rejected, she revealed a happy, silly grin.

"From yesterday, there are still two adult mutated goblins and two sub-adult ones left. Aside from those, it should just be those numerous ordinary goblins..."

Lin Mo assessed the enemy's information. If it was only these, he could basically handle them without much pressure. The biggest problem wasn't how to rescue those young women, but how to safely evacuate them while facing the goblin army.

If it were only Lin Mo himself, he could practically swim through the goblin horde without concern. But those young women were all fragile ordinary people; they couldn't possibly break through together with him.

"Anyway, let's find the goblin nest first."

Alden was also pondering: "If it really comes to the worst, we can only take them away one by one."

That was actually a method.

"It should be this direction. There's a very strong, foul smell coming from goblins over here..."

Ellie was also an indispensable part of this mission.

Although they knew the general retreat direction of the goblin army, finding the specific nest location wasn't that easy.

But with Ellie here, they could determine the correct route through her keen sense of smell.

This wasn't an advantage all half-orcs possessed. While most half-orcs had more developed senses of smell than humans, races as sensitive as Ellie's were not common.

"It shouldn't be far now..."

This time, without Ellie needing to remind them, Alden could already spot signs of goblin activity around them, even seeing feces they had left behind.

Everything was going smoothly. Soon, they would be able to find the goblin nest...

But Lin Mo deeply furrowed his brow. That bad feeling was growing increasingly stronger.

Lin Mo wouldn't simply dismiss this as his own illusion. During adventures, only by considering things from the worst possible perspective could one live longer.

He held his breath, focusing his senses on his hearing.

The early morning forest was very quiet, without the noisy insect chirps of midnight. Occasional bird calls sounded from near to far, the sound of wind, the rustling of leaves being blown, footsteps...

Lin Mo suddenly drew his sword and slashed fiercely backward.

A clear collision sound shattered the journey's peace.

Alden reacted quickly, drawing his sword, turning, and thrusting all in one fluid motion.

The attacker was forced back, looking at the three people before him with surprise.

When this task came down from above, Falk was very excited.

Ever since his subordinates were killed by an unknown mysterious person in Roland Forest not long ago, his position in the gang had been greatly questioned.

He had sent many people to investigate, and even went himself once, but found nothing.

His subordinates were killed, the investigation yielded no results, and as the news spread, the Bloodsea Gang had lost considerable face.

Right at this time, the original fifth leader also broke through, causing him to directly fall to fifth position, allowing the other to take the fourth leader's spot.

If things continued , the reputation and influence he had built up over many years in the gang would all come to nothing.

So when the order came from above, he immediately stepped forward and accepted this task.

As long as he could complete this task and gain that person's favor, then everything he had lost before would become irrelevant!

However, what Falk didn't expect was that while he thought the biggest difficulty would just be finding the target, it now appeared that this newcomer, who according to intelligence had only become an adventurer a little over half a month ago, had strength that seemed beyond expectations.

And his teammates... that half-orc wasn't much, but the other warrior also seemed to be a professional.

Fortunately, to ensure this mission didn't go wrong, he had also made ample preparations.

A sharp arrow whistled through the air with a piercing sound, aimed directly at Lin Mo's chest.

This arrow was shot very professionally. After learning that Lin Mo's strength wasn't poor, the archer didn't choose the fatal head or heart, but instead aimed for the larger torso to ensure a hit.

The speed and force of this arrow were also stronger than any ranger Lin Mo had seen before.

A professional-level ranger.

Lin Mo didn't dare be careless. With [Resilience] activated, he executed a [Strike], his sword blade precisely cutting the arrowhead, actually splitting the arrow cleanly in half!

Lin Mo looked in the direction the arrow came from. Following that astonished voice, a man dressed in black tight-fitting clothes jumped down from a tree branch.

From behind, another similarly dressed warrior slowly approached.

"Boss, this guy isn't right!"

The ranger was still immersed in the shock of what just happened.

It was the first time he had seen someone directly split an arrow he shot in half head-on.

How precise must the angle and timing control be?

Without him needing to say more, in that moment of collision with Lin Mo just now, Falk had already been shocked.

After all, he was almost a level 2 warrior. Although he didn't use a skill just now, this kid could actually match him evenly?

This wasn't something an ordinary professional could do.

"Who are you people?"

Lin Mo asked with a furrowed brow.

He had initially thought it was a monster ambush, but unexpectedly it turned out to be humans.

"Who we are, you don't need to know."

Falk raised his sword again, becoming serious: "You just need to know that you did something you shouldn't have, offended someone you shouldn't have offended... Pay attention to it in your next life."

As his words fell, he launched another attack, charging toward Lin Mo.

This time, he used a skill, and his momentum was clearly different from before.

Watching his movements, Lin Mo took a deep breath, holding his sword with both hands, seemingly planning to confront him head-on. Follow current novels on novel※fire.net

However, just when Falk thought the same, Lin Mo's figure suddenly flashed, dodging this move with extreme speed, then two sharp sword energies attacked Falk from the side.

Falk couldn't react in time at all. His sword slashed through empty air, and his body simultaneously fell into brief stiffness. The two sword energies accurately struck him, leaving deep marks on his fine iron armor.

Lin Mo frowned. If it were ordinary iron armor, it couldn't possibly block his [Cross Slash]. It seemed what the other wore was most likely an excellent-grade green equipment.

Falk broke out in a cold sweat from the shock. Coming to his senses, he looked at the sword marks on his iron armor, feeling lingering fear.

If not for the quality of his equipment being good enough, in that moment just now, he would have been cut into four pieces.

What exactly is up with this guy?

Whether from his appearance or moves, he clearly looked like a warrior, so why did he have such terrifying speed?

Faster than any assassin professional he had ever seen!

Meanwhile, Alden had engaged the other warrior professional.

Ellie, while maintaining a safe distance, did her best to tie down the ranger professional.

There was a gap in strength between the two sides, so she didn't dare advance recklessly.

The situation wasn't favorable for them, so Lin Mo also gave up on communication and took the initiative to attack.

His speed far surpassed his opponent's, so he tried his best to utilize this speed advantage, refusing to engage in direct clashes, constantly dodging and weaving, always finding opportunities to land a couple of strikes on him, making Falk extremely uncomfortable.

He had never encountered this kind of opponent before.

Normally, when warriors fought, it was an unspoken rule to compete in strength and technique. And when warriors fought assassins, they naturally had the advantage. A warrior in iron armor only needed to protect key areas, and assassins would find it difficult to pose any threat to them.

But there was no such thing as someone both fast and strong - this was practically playing dirty!

But Falk still restrained his anger, fighting Lin Mo as calmly as possible.

Because his own strength was substantial, Lin Mo could only gain small advantages for the time being and couldn't achieve quick victory.

Falk launched another attack, forcing Lin Mo to dodge to the right, then revealed a smug, scheming look in his eyes.

The next moment, a swift figure suddenly burst out from a tree trunk not far away, attacking Lin Mo.

That's right, they had hidden an assassin too!

Watching his companion gradually closing in on Lin Mo, Falk also shifted his sword direction, coordinating the attack with him.

However, right at this moment, Lin Mo's figure suddenly disappeared on the spot.

Both Falk and the assassin were momentarily stunned, their attacks subconsciously halting.

The next moment, familiar sword energy flew out, heading straight for the assassin's face.

The sound of a sword blade piercing flesh rang out. With the boost from [Shadowmeld], Lin Mo's full-power strike easily gutted the opponent.

The assassin's body fell powerlessly to the ground, his eyes still filled with confusion even in death.

[Shadowmeld] proficiency +8

[Cross Slash] proficiency +8

Falk, who was watching from the side, frowned deeply, finally understanding why Lin Mo was so fast.

He was actually a dual-class professional!

While he was thinking, Lin Mo's figure had already disappeared again, heading toward the distant ranger under the cover of tree shadows.

Falk realized something and shouted in alarm: "Be careful!"

However, it was already too late. A sharp dagger abruptly appeared before the ranger, and the moment the figure was exposed, the blade had already been plunged into his heart.

[Shadowmeld] proficiency +8

Another notification appeared. Lin Mo pulled out the dagger, flicking off the blood on it, then looked back at Falk: "Now, can you tell me who you people are?"

Falk's face twisted fiercely. He hadn't expected that what he thought would be an easy task would actually result in losing two professional subordinates in a row, despite being fully prepared!

Even though the Bloodsea Gang was large and well-established, the number of professionals was quite limited. After operating in the gang for many years, he had only managed to recruit these three professionals to his side. Now two had died at once.

He had no way back now. He absolutely had to complete the task and gain that lord's favor. Otherwise, even if he returned to the gang, his influence would be gone...

Falk had no choice. He roared and continued attacking Lin Mo.

On a tall tree branch, a blonde young man wearing white-gold plate armor was watching from afar, letting out a dissatisfied cold snort.