Is this a newbie?

It all happened too fast.

In the span of a single second, Lin Mo displayed tremendous strength, terrifying speed, and incredibly precise judgment and combat awareness. He easily broke the pincer attack of two Cat Demons and even killed one of them.

Cody had only just shaken himself free of the shock of watching Lin Mo assassinate a Cat Demon with ease when he turned and saw an even more astonishing scene.

He swore that, since the day he could remember, his eyes had never once gone so wide.

The young man he had looked down on was now like an elegant noble, dancing lightly across the battlefield.

This was a fucking newbie?!

Cody started to question his life so hard that even after his teammates swarmed in and dealt with the remaining two Cat Demons, he still had not come back to his senses.

"Phew~ These things really are a lot harder to deal with than Goblins."

After the battle ended, Evan plopped down on the ground and let out a long breath.

Strictly speaking, he had not done much just now, but he still felt exhausted.

"Indeed."

Lin Mo nodded as well, deeply moved.

Although he had already read in books that an individual Cat Demon was much stronger than a Goblin, without actually fighting one, it was still difficult to form a clear concept of it.

That whole sequence of moves just now had looked cool, as if he had handled it with effortless ease, but in truth, that was not the case...

Those two Cat Demons had really put no small amount of pressure on him. These monsters were about the same size as Goblins, but both their speed and strength far surpassed the latter. If those had been two Goblins just now, he probably would not even have bothered drawing the Wolfbone Sword.

Miriam collected all the claws from the four Cat Demons and put them into her bag.

Among the whole team, only her equipment was the lightest, and she did not need to fight in close quarters, so it was most suitable for her to carry the spoils.

"There are still 26 left. This feels so hard..."

Evan thought back to the battle just now. Even with Lin Mo single-handedly killing two of them, the fight had still not been easy for them. It felt completely different from when they had dealt with Goblins and Slimes before.

"It's all thanks to Brother Lin Mo. Otherwise, it would've been even harder."

Bern looked at Lin Mo, making no attempt to hide the shock and admiration in his eyes.

His strength was clearly much greater than it had been a few days ago!

Bern had a faint feeling that if, when he had crossed hands with Lin Mo before, he had still held the advantage in raw strength and had only been unable to do anything to him mainly because Lin Mo was a little faster, then now, he might not even be able to withstand him head-on.

How exactly had he done it... Could it be that, by sheer coincidence, in just these few short days, his skill had reached some kind of critical point?

Cody slowly walked over. He opened his mouth several times before finally squeezing out two words. "Impressive."

That was simply how the world of adventurers worked. Strength decided everything. Cody had previously looked down on Lin Mo because of his mistaken assessment of his strength, and after Lin Mo displayed his true level, he immediately changed his mindset and re-evaluated him.

Lin Mo smiled, letting that small bit of unpleasantness from before pass just like that.

There was not much leisure time to rest. Afternoon was the golden time for hunting Cat Demons. No matter how bitter or tiring it was, they absolutely could not miss this period, or things would only get harder.

It was not until near evening, when the horizon was bathed in a layer of red clouds, that after Miriam once again finished collecting the Cat Demon claws, Bern glanced at the sky and said, "We'll stop here for today. Let's find a place to set up camp and rest, then continue tomorrow."

The stretch of time from dusk into night was the Cat Demons' home field.

These creatures, like felines, possessed powerful night vision. Fighting them at night was purely looking for trouble for oneself.

Miriam counted the claws. "We dealt with 14 Cat Demons in total today."

"That's much faster than expected..."

Bern nodded. "At this rate, if we're a little lucky, we'll be able to complete the mission tomorrow."

Back when he had been in an adventurer squad in Rania City, he had also taken the same mission. That time, they had spent a full three days completing it.

One had to know that it had been a six-person team: one Knight, two Warriors, two Rangers, and one Assassin. Three of them had been veteran adventurers. It could be called a very professional team.

The fact that they could kill 14 Cat Demons in a single day, even faster than that time, was not only due to decent luck, but also greatly related to their strength.

Every time they encountered Cat Demons, the two Assassins, Lin Mo and Cody, could directly take out one or two of them, instantly making the battle much simpler.

Only by ending battles in the shortest possible time would they have more time to search for targets, and the easier the battle process was, the less time they needed to rest and recover afterward.

After finding a suitable location, Bern and Cody set up traps around the area together, while the others were in charge of pitching the tents.

Lin Mo took white bread from his bag, then took out a small piece of Dried Cheese and sandwiched it inside before slowly roasting it over the fire until it melted.

His right hand, resting on his thigh, was trembling lightly. An indescribable soreness and swelling lingered for a while and would not fade.

His strength had indeed improved very quickly. Just as Bern had sensed, he had already reached the level of a level 0.8 professional.

He had both speed and strength, and he looked extremely well-rounded, but in truth, Lin Mo had a major shortcoming—that was his Constitution, which was only at 4 points.

As someone from Blue Star who had originally lived in an era of peace, his physique had been relatively frail to begin with, and his rapidly increasing strength had only magnified this weakness.

Because his current physique simply could not support him in fully unleashing his strength and speed. Once he fought at full power, it would place an enormous burden on his body.

After a day of fighting, though the results were certainly impressive, Lin Mo's own body felt as if it was about to fall apart, sore and aching all over.

I need to find a way to overcome this weakness as soon as possible...

The skills of the Knight Profession should be able to increase Constitution. Speaking of which, there was actually a Knight in their team. Bern had already demonstrated a skill called "Shield Bash" more than once.

But that skill did not suit Lin Mo.

Shield Bash, as the name implied, required a shield. Not only did Lin Mo not have a shield on hand, he also did not particularly like fighting with one. It completely contradicted his current style.

Besides, learning a skill probably was not that simple. Whether Bern would be willing to hand over his signature technique was hard to say.

If only he could comprehend another Knight Profession skill, the same way he had comprehended "Slash" before...

But comprehension was something that could only be encountered by chance, not sought. In the end, he could only think about it.

He should rest early.

Lin Mo stuffed the last bite of bread into his mouth, took a sleeping bag out of his backpack, and prepared to sleep.

There were five people keeping watch tonight, so they would have more time to rest. He needed to recover as much as possible, since they still had to keep fighting tomorrow.

"Same as before. I'll take the first watch."

Bern glanced at Lin Mo, who had already entered the tent to rest, then got up and went to check the traps again.

Compared to before, the place where they had set up camp this time was a little deeper in, so there would be more dangers they might encounter.

Still feeling a bit rough after testing positive. Today's update will be a little late, I'll get it done as soon as I can...