Recaps

After returning to Silver Creek City, Lin Mo’s teams settled their mission rewards, and Lin Mo kept the Ice Cold Corpse’s core bone while investing with Ally in Laina’s training as a Planter and chef. As the group planned their next steps and a possible move, Lin Mo and Ally prepared to train together, while Laina resolved to study harder.

• Lin Mo and the others burned the undead remains, camped safely, and traveled back to Silver Creek City the next day.
• Cress and Viscountess Caroline Lawrence discussed the failed piece near Silver Creek City, their plans, and the investigation by Lady Laville and Flora.
• At the Adventurer’s Guild, Lin Mo’s teams settled their mission rewards; Lin Mo sold the fire-element core bone, kept the ice-element one, and received his share.
• Ally clarified that she only wanted separate rooms from Laina, and Lin Mo and Ally offered to invest 100 Gold Coins each in Laina’s Planter and chef training.
• Lin Mo and Ally discussed buying or renting a manor, planned their next improvements, and trained together while Laina decided to study harder.

Lin Mo advanced to Bronze rank Adventurer, collected his promotion gift, and arranged for Madam Chachel to process the Ice Cold Corpse’s core bone. At the City Lord’s Mansion, he found Shefiliya and asked her to train him in realistic combat.

• Lin Mo received his Bronze rank Adventurer badge from Laina and explored the Guild’s exclusive Rest Room.
• Laina gave Lin Mo a commemorative Crystal Coin as a promotion gift from the Silver Creek City branch Association.
• Lin Mo paid Madam Chachel sixty Gold Coins to process the Ice Cold Corpse’s core bone, which would be ready in two days.
• Lin Mo went to the City Lord’s Mansion to find Shefiliya after learning Phini had gone to the church.
• Lin Mo asked Shefiliya to spar with him in a more realistic combat drill, and she agreed.

Lin Mo trained with Shefiliya for several days, improving his skills, then collected a crafted Ice Element Affinity bead from Xia Che'er. He went to the church to practice Healing Spell and attract patients by offering free bread or eggs, drawing a growing crowd.

• Lin Mo sparred with Shefiliya throughout the day, raising his Toughness and Lightness proficiency before thanking her for her help.
• Lin Mo treated Laina to a meal, then continued practicing Dual Cultivation and Basic Meditation Technique over the following days.
• Lin Mo collected an Ice Element Affinity bead from Xia Che'er and fitted it into his Mithril Gloves, gaining 16% Ice Element Affinity.
• Lin Mo reviewed his improved Toughness, Lightness, and Healing Spell, then went to the church to offer treatments with free bread or eggs.
• Soran, Rick, and Carson staged an injury to demonstrate Lin Mo's healing, and the resulting attention brought a growing line of patients to his station.

Lin Mo treated dozens of people at the church, raising Healing Spell and Clear Stream Technique to Level 4 before preparing for another adventure. At the bathhouse, Huck revealed that scouts had found underground Goblin bunkers apparently holding abducted girls, and the group considered joining the expected rescue mission.

• Bishop Fletcher allowed Lin Mo to treat people at the church, where Lin Mo healed more than thirty patients and earned 63 proficiency points each in Healing Spell and Clear Stream Technique.
• Lin Mo raised Healing Spell to Level 4, Clear Stream Technique to Level 4, and Basic Meditation Technique to Level 2.
• Lin Mo, Ally, Phini, Landon, and the others gathered at the Halia Grand Bathhouse to relax and discuss their next mission.
• Huck said the City Lord had investigated why Goblin Settlements held no abducted girls and that scouts had found entrances to underground Goblin bunkers.
• Landon feared the bunkers indicated organized, Lord-level Goblins, while Lin Mo suspected someone might be directing them; Benny asked whether the group would join a rescue operation.

Lin Mo accidentally set Ally’s tail on fire while experimenting with combining elemental magic, then considered the possibilities of developing combined spells. Meanwhile, Silver Creek City prepared a dangerous rescue operation in Lorraine Forest, and the Adventurer’s Guild posted generous rewards to recruit professionals.

• Lin Mo used Wind and Fire magic together to dry Ally’s tail, accidentally setting its fur alight before extinguishing it with Water magic.
• Lin Mo and Ally joined Landon, Phini, and the others for a costly meal at the Richard Grand Hotel before resting for the next day’s adventure.
• Bexila and the city officials agreed to send forces against five Goblin bunkers, assigned Toren to organize information for the Adventurers, and dispatched the city’s elite units and guards.
• Silver Creek City declared martial law as its forces were depleted, while Vick planned to organize Adventurers to search the remaining bunkers.
• Lin Mo arrived at the Adventurer’s Guild and read a conscription notice offering Gold Coins and Excellent Grade equipment for rescuing captives from a Goblin stronghold in Lorraine Forest.

Lin Mo joined Landon, Torren, and the other adventurers on a nighttime rescue mission into a Goblin stronghold hidden in an underground cavern. After Torren and Lin Mo stopped a rolling boulder trap, the group continued deeper, wary that the attack might not have come from Goblins.

• Landon and the Azure Orchid Team accepted the Conscription Order mission, and Vick warned the adventurers about the dangers before they departed under Torren's command.
• Torren and Landon led the adventurers through the forest and decided to attack the cavern at night rather than wait until morning.
• Torren arranged the adventurers into a formation, and Lin Mo joined the Assassins as the group entered the concealed cave and discovered numerous traps.
• A massive rolling boulder rushed down the passage; Torren split it with Iron Sword Slash, and Lin Mo stopped one half with Charge Punch while Landon destroyed the other with magic.
• The adventurers questioned whether Goblins had set the boulder trap, and Torren ordered them to continue deeper into the cavern.

Lin Mo and the adventurers fought disciplined Type II Goblins guarding a massive bunker, while Lin Mo used stealth, magic, and shield skills to devastate their ranks and rapidly improve his proficiency. After several skills leveled up, he resolved to strengthen himself before something major unfolded in the Doria Kingdom’s border region.

• The adventurers recognized the Goblin Guards as powerful Type II Goblins and prepared to hold formation against their organized charge and volley of arrows.
• Lin Mo sneaked behind the Goblin Archers, healed a wounded Assassin, and used Ice Crystal Fall to kill seven or eight archers at once.
• Lin Mo blocked the Goblin Assassins’ daggers with Rock Shield, then used Great Shield Charge to smash through the Goblin Archers.
• Lin Mo cast Explosive Fireball into the Goblin Guards, killing several and helping the adventurers gain the upper hand.
• Lin Mo gained enough proficiency to level up Rock Shield, Great Shield Charge, and Ice Crystal Fall, and planned to improve his strength before trouble reached the border region.

The adventurers pushed into a vast Goblin Settlement, where Lin Mo and the others found evidence of the Goblins’ cruelty and rescued some girls who were still alive. As the Goblins grew stronger, formidable opponents emerged, and the group prepared for a major battle.

• Toren and Landon urged the adventurers to press on after routing the Goblin Guards, and the party entered a heavily armed Goblin Settlement.
• Lin Mo killed Goblins as he advanced through their homes, where he found human remains and a girl who died just after he slew the Quasi-Bronze Goblin tormenting her.
• The adventurers found other girls barely alive, and Phini wept when they brought her those who might still be saved.
• Landon warned that the Goblins were growing stronger as the party faced increasingly dangerous foes.
• A powerful Goblin archer wounded two adventurers, Toren confronted a Giant Goblin, and Landon met a Level 4 spellcaster’s fireball with Wind Blade.
• Lute spotted numerous figures approaching, as the real battle began.

Lin Mo helped turn the battle against the Goblin army by eliminating its archers and killing the Giant Goblin, while gaining Earthshatter Strike and advancing to Level 3 Knight. The adventurers gained ground, but Lin Mo remained wary of a stronger enemy still hidden in the cavern.

• The adventurers regrouped as Goblin Guards and powerful Goblin fighters attacked, tying down Toren, Landon, and Lute.
• Lin Mo used Ice Crystal Fall and Great Shield Charge to disrupt and kill the Goblin Archers, then survived repeated attacks from a Level 4 Goblin Assassin.
• Shefiliya appeared and began eliminating Goblin Assassins while Lin Mo finished off the archers and gained Earthshatter Strike, advanced to Level 3 Knight, and chose a wider shockwave for the skill.
• Lin Mo used Concealment and Blood Qi Blade to decapitate the Giant Goblin, freeing Toren to rejoin the battle and help the adventurers push back the Goblins.
• Lin Mo considered moving ahead to search the darkness but stayed with the group, wary that the cavern's true ruler had yet to appear.

Lin Mo healed the wounded adventurers, rapidly advanced his Warrior Profession, and used his new Blizzard skill to kill the Goblin Ranger. As the Giant Goblin charged him, Lin Mo held its attention while Shefiliya approached to strike.

• Lin Mo healed injured adventurers, then attacked Goblin Guards to raise his skill proficiency and advance his Warrior Profession to Level 4.
• Lin Mo fought the Giant Goblin, dodging its attacks and wounding it with Blood Qi Blade before the Goblin Ranger and Mage joined the battle.
• Lute and Landon attacked the Goblin Guards while Lin Mo used Ice Crystal Fall to reach its maximum level and evolve it into Blizzard.
• Lin Mo cast Blizzard on the hidden Goblin Ranger, slowed and wounded it, then knocked it back into the hailstorm and killed it.
• Lin Mo charged the Giant Goblin with Accumulating Sword Consecutive Slashes, but it blocked the attacks and rushed him as Shefiliya moved to intervene.

Lin Mo and the adventurers escaped a collapsing Goblin cave after rescuing the surviving captives, then camped nearby while he hunted monsters to improve his skills. Concealment reached its maximum level and evolved into the Epic-level skill Shadow Split, leaving Lin Mo excited to test its potential.

• Lin Mo and Shefiliya killed a Giant Goblin, but an undead creature detonated itself and triggered the cave’s collapse.
• Landon ordered most adventurers to retreat while Lute led Rangers and Assassins deeper into the cave to rescue the captives.
• Lin Mo and Shefiliya joined Lute, broke open the dungeon gate, and helped carry the surviving girls out before the cave collapsed.
• The group learned they had rescued only twenty-one girls and lost more than ten adventurers, then established camp and sent Lin Mo hunting with Lute.
• Lin Mo selected Blizzard’s Frost evolution path and raised Concealment to its maximum level, gaining stat points and evolving it into Shadow Split.

Lin Mo chose Position Swap for Shadow Split and extended Concealment's duration, then reviewed his growth and helped the survivors recover after the battle. As he asked Phini about renting a manor and showed affection to Ally, Phini realized she envied their closeness while Shefiliya worried about the young lady's feelings.

• Lin Mo chose Position Swap for Shadow Split and Endurance for Concealment, then noticed that his Epic skill required more proficiency to level up.
• Lin Mo reviewed his balanced class levels and attributes while the adventurers prepared food for the twenty-one surviving girls.
• Lin Mo comforted Phini and resolved to grow stronger so the Goblins, corrupt nobles, and Necromancer would pay for their crimes.
• Lin Mo asked Phini about renting an unused manor, but she offered to let him stay there for free.
• Lin Mo affectionately petted Ally as she leaned against him, and Phini felt envious before guiltily reminding herself that he saw her as a friend.
• Shefiliya recognized Phini's feelings for Lin Mo and worried as she watched him with Ally.

Lin Mo and the others shared a meal before continuing their return journey with the rescued girls, while Lin Mo tested and upgraded Shadow Split. The chapter left him with a stronger clone and a newly upgraded Flame Arrow as the group traveled onward.

• Lin Mo roasted monster beef, and Ally, Phini, and Shefiliya ate with him before the group rested for the night.
• After setting out at dawn, Lin Mo tested Shadow Split and found that his clone shared his senses, duplicated his equipment, and could hunt monsters.
• Lin Mo used Flame Arrow to kill a passing monster, raising the skill to Level 2.
• Lin Mo directed his clone to defeat a powerful Minotaur, gaining enough proficiency to upgrade Shadow Split to Level 2.
• Shadow Split’s clone inherited 55% of Lin Mo’s attributes and could last for 350 seconds, though it still could not use skills.

Lin Mo trained Shadow Split, discovered its proficiency gains and attribute rewards as it evolved, and returned to Silver Creek City worried about the necromancer’s growing threat. After spending the night with Ally, he woke to find Dual Cultivation had reached Level 4, while Ally and Phini were nearing their next levels.

• Lin Mo raised Shadow Split to Level 3, gained Agility and Strength, and chose Self-Destruct as its evolution path.
• Lin Mo tested the upgraded clone, confirming its attributes and duration increased while proficiency gains from monsters varied by level.
• Lin Mo returned to Silver Creek City and learned that undead creatures had attacked the city, leading him to suspect the necromancer was testing its defenses.
• Lin Mo delivered the rescued girls to the City Lord's Mansion, celebrated with Ally, Phini, and Landon's Azure Orchid Team, and discussed the manor with Phini.
• Lin Mo spent the night training Dual Cultivation with Ally and woke to find the skill had reached Level 4.

Lin Mo and Ally collected their rewards for the Goblin rescue operation, and Ally received 248 Gold Coins. When Lin Mo’s turn came, the vice guild leader brought him to the Guild Leader’s office, where Landon, Toren, and Lute waited as the Association began calculating his much larger reward.

• Lin Mo and Ally went to the Association to collect their mission rewards, and Lin Mo waited while other adventurers received theirs.
• Lin Mo heard newcomers discuss the rescue operation’s heavy losses and the damage dealt to the Goblin tribe.
• Ally collected 248 Gold Coins for her rescues and Goblin kills.
• The vice guild leader led Lin Mo upstairs to the Guild Leader’s office, where Landon, Toren, and Lute greeted him.
• The vice guild leader listed Lin Mo’s base, rescue, and kill rewards, including his kills of Goblins up to Level 5.

Lin Mo received 2,000 Gold Coins and chose a Frosty Robe and Calming Bracelet as his two Excellent Grade rewards, then bought a Flame Ring for 950 Gold Coins. He left the Association with three pieces of Excellent Grade Equipment and 1,261 Gold Coins, while Landon planned to rest with Huck and Shera for a week or so.

• The Association awarded Lin Mo 2,000 Gold Coins and let him choose two pieces of Excellent Grade Equipment; Landon, Toren, and Lute selected equipment as well.
• Lin Mo chose the Frosty Robe for its ice-magic bonuses and preferred appearance.
• Lin Mo selected the Calming Bracelet to improve Mental Strength recovery and reduce the burden of casting magic.
• Lin Mo bought the Flame Ring for 950 Gold Coins, leaving him with 1,261 Gold Coins and three new Excellent Grade items.
• Landon said he, Huck, and Shera planned to rest for about a week, leaving Lin Mo's group temporarily as a three-person party.

Lin Mo and Ally moved with Laina into a manor that Phini arranged for them, only to discover that it was Shefiliya’s home. Shefiliya cooked and served them dinner, while Lin Mo planned to train with Ally the next day and ended the night answering another knock at his door.

• Lin Mo declined Phini’s reward for the conscription order, and Phini told him that City Lord Bexila had permitted them to use a manor.
• Phini announced that she would take several days off to prepare for her advancement to Level 2, while Lin Mo and Ally bought seeds for Laina and moved their belongings out of the inn.
• Lin Mo, Ally, and Laina settled into the manor, where Shefiliya arrived and explained that it was her home.
• Shefiliya cooked dinner for Lin Mo, Ally, and Laina, then brought Lin Mo a platter of fruit after the meal.
• Lin Mo planned to hunt Goblins with Ally the next day, and after Shefiliya left his room, he answered a second knock from his Big-Tailed Wolf.

Lin Mo let Ally practice her skills while he soloed Goblin extermination missions to build proficiency and adventurer credentials. After gaining experience and skill progress in the forest, he sparred with Shefiliya and left with her for the evening.

• Ally asked to focus on honing her skills, so Lin Mo went alone to hunt Goblins in Lorraine Forest.
• Lin Mo accepted a mission to kill one hundred Goblins and trained Charge Punch, Backstab, Shadow Strike, and Wind Blade while clearing the forest.
• Lin Mo rescued a rookie adventurer party from Goblins, earning the group’s gratitude and strengthening his reputation as the Living Angel.
• Lin Mo completed the mission and checked his gains, including Shadow Strike reaching Level 4 and Charge Punch nearing its next level.
• Lin Mo visited Shefiliya at the City Lord's Mansion and sparred with her for an hour, improving his combat awareness and skill proficiency.
• Shefiliya silently followed Lin Mo when he asked whether she would return with him for the evening.

After several days of training, Lin Mo evolved multiple skills and advanced to Level 4 Assassin and Level 4 Mage. On his way home, he discovered unusual monsters gathering near a newly appeared Secret Realm entrance and hesitated over whether to enter.

• Lin Mo trained Charge Punch, Backstab, and Wind Blade to their limits, learning Ferocious Charge Fist, Bone-Piercing Stab, and Wind Bind Blade.
• Lin Mo advanced to Level 4 Assassin and Level 4 Mage, joining his Level 4 Warrior and Level 3 Knight classes.
• Lin Mo killed a Venom Slime and a black Cat Demon while heading home, then found other unusually rare monsters nearby.
• Lin Mo tested Wind Bind Blade on a Flame Slime that resisted his Flame Arrow, then encountered more strange monsters in the area.
• Lin Mo traced the monsters to a newly appeared Secret Realm entrance and stopped to consider whether to enter.

Lin Mo entered the maze-like Secret Realm with Shefiliya to strengthen himself and help Silver Creek City, then fought through its chambers and discovered that the Dungeon used spatial teleportation. After defeating Minotaurs in a Bronze-rank room and claiming a new short blade, they continued deeper into the Secret Realm.

• Lin Mo decided to enter the Secret Realm, and Shefiliya joined him after sending a message to Silver Creek City.
• Lin Mo and Shefiliya arrived in the same maze Dungeon as before, where Lin Mo defeated Goblins and Slimes while searching its rooms for treasure.
• Lin Mo and Shefiliya used rock-paper-scissors to choose paths, and Lin Mo found evidence that adventurers could reach rooms through routes beyond their visible doors.
• Shefiliya concluded that the Dungeon's creator had used Space Magic to connect its chambers through spatial teleportation, and Lin Mo hoped the Secret Realm might reward them with a Space Magic Skill Scroll.
• Lin Mo defeated Cat Demons and Minotaurs in later chambers, then opened a Bronze-rank chest and took its Gold Coins and Excellent-grade Hound's Fang short blade.

Lin Mo used Shadow Split clones to scout the four Silver Rank secret chambers, fighting their monsters and checking each room’s treasure before committing to a path. After finding no chest in the third chamber, he sent a clone into the final passage and discovered a powerful Crimson Flame Tiger, leaving the outcome unknown.

• Lin Mo and Shefiliya reached four passageways, and Lin Mo sent a Shadow Split clone down the leftmost path while Shefiliya wondered how he had acquired such a powerful skill.
• Lin Mo’s clone defeated an Ice Armored Ape and its underlings, then found a silver chest containing a one-handed sword and Gold Coins.
• Lin Mo sent another clone down the second path, where it defeated a Minotaur Chieftain and its minions and found a crossbow and Gold Coins.
• Lin Mo’s clone cleared the third chamber against Goblins but found no treasure chest, suggesting someone had already taken it.
• Lin Mo sent a clone down the final path, where it encountered Goblins catching rats and then found a near-Level 3 Crimson Flame Tiger alone in the chamber.

Lin Mo used his clone to scout and fight through a Silver Rank chamber, earning a Knight skill scroll and testing how Shadow Split gained proficiency. He began exploring the next set of paths and was surprised by what the third one revealed.

• Lin Mo's clone fought the Crimson Flame Tiger, wounded it, then vanished when Shadow Split's duration expired; Lin Mo returned with Shefiliya and finished the tiger alongside his clone, gaining proficiency in Shadow Split and Consecutive Thrust.
• Lin Mo collected the Crimson Flame Tiger's valuable materials and opened the chamber's silver chest, finding eight Crystal Coins and an Excellent Grade Knight skill scroll for Taunt.
• Lin Mo learned Taunt, gaining two physique points, then sent a clone down the first path of the next branching corridor and used its self-destruction to kill a Flame Scorpion.
• Lin Mo sent a second clone down the next path, where it defeated a level-three Goblin and raised Shadow Split to level four, extending the clone's maximum duration to 600 seconds.
• Lin Mo sent a third clone down the third path and was startled by what he found.

Lin Mo explored the remaining secret rooms, defeated a powerful Blackwater Snake, and gained a Frost Reagent and the Frost Guard skill from a gold-trimmed silver chest. He chose an Ogre’s Gold Rank secret room and stood before its open door with Shefiliya, preparing to fight.

• Lin Mo used a clone to test a gold-trimmed silver room, injured the Blackwater Snake with Self-Destruct, then returned with Shefiliya and killed it using Flame Arrow, Shadow Split, and Blood Qi Blade.
• Lin Mo found a Basic Frost Reagent and a Frost Guard skill scroll in the room’s gold-edged chest, drank the reagent, and learned Frost Guard.
• Lin Mo sent clones into the Gold Rank rooms, identified a Frost Bear and an Ogre among the monsters, and chose the Ogre’s room because its valuable teeth took up less space.
• Lin Mo and Shefiliya reached the Ogre’s golden door and saw the roughly three-meter-tall monster inside.

Lin Mo defeated a level 5 ogre in a Gold Rank hidden chamber and found an Intermediate Flame Reagent, whose effects raised his Fire Element Affinity after Shefiliya helped him manage the dangerous reaction. He and Shefiliya then entered a Purple-Wrapped Gold chamber, where a Hurricane Wolf ambushed Lin Mo’s duplicate.

• Lin Mo used Shadow Split to bait the ogre into destroying his duplicate, then wore it down with sword skills and finished it with Blood Qi Blade before collecting its teeth.
• Lin Mo found an Intermediate Flame Reagent in the golden treasure chest, and Shefiliya warned him to consume it carefully while balancing its heat with ice and water magic.
• Lin Mo drank the reagent in two halves, endured its burning effects, and gained 35% Fire Element Affinity; he discovered Shefiliya had removed his burned clothes and thanked her.
• Lin Mo scouted the chamber’s five paths, chose the Purple-Wrapped Gold door, and asked Shefiliya to help with the battle because his Blood Qi and mana were low.
• Lin Mo’s duplicate opened the door and was cut in half by a wind blade from a Hurricane Wolf.

Lin Mo and Shefiliya defeated a Level 6 Hurricane Wolf, and Lin Mo learned the principles behind the Space Magic skill Flash from a treasure chest. After resting and entering a Trial Gate, Lin Mo found himself alone in a featureless white void and discovered that the Space Magic scroll had disappeared.

• Shefiliya killed the Hurricane Wolf with a throwing knife, and Lin Mo gained Lightning Strike proficiency before they collected the monster's materials.
• Lin Mo opened a golden chest and received a one-use scroll that imprinted information about Space Magic and Flash into his mind.
• Lin Mo and Shefiliya rested by the Trial Gate, and Lin Mo began practicing the mana fluctuations needed for Space Magic.
• Lin Mo and Shefiliya entered the Trial Gate, but Lin Mo found himself alone in an endless white space with no visible ground or exit.
• Lin Mo checked his belongings and realized the Space Magic scroll was missing.