Whoosh!
Troubled Times Cao Thief's body turned into a beam of white light and vanished from the battlefield.
Everyone was instantly stunned.
"Holy shit! Troubled Times Cao Thief was a level 10 Knight who'd completed his class advancement! That's supposed to be the best tank class in Oracle World!"
"And I think he was an elite member of Troubled Times, too. All his gear looked green to blue quality. Even with a setup like that, he got one-shotted by a single arrow?!"
"No wonder he's first on the Heaven Ranking... Mo Shou Cheng Gui is fucking powerful!"
At the sight of Lin Mo, Qin Feng couldn't help letting out a sigh of relief.
"Bro! You finally made it!"
Beside him, Su Yingxia watched Lin Mo, her gentle eyes shimmering.
Lin Mo's arrival brought a trace of warmth to her previously cold heart.
Lin Mo, you really do still care about me!
But no one was more panicked than the members of the Troubled Times Guild.
They had just watched their strongest leader get killed by Lin Mo in a single hit, without any chance to resist.
The Troubled Times Guild players on the battlefield blanched in alarm!
Their eyes filled with fear as they looked at Lin Mo.
Only then did a message from the slain Troubled Times Cao Thief appear in the party channel:
[Troubled Times Cao Thief]: "Don't chicken out! Everyone, attack! Wizards, lock him down! One round of focused fire from the mages and archers will kill him!"
[Troubled Times Cao Thief]: "Brother Jie's orders! Kill Mo Shou Cheng Gui! Anyone who refuses to fight gets kicked out of the guild!"
At those words,
the players, unwilling to give up their well-paid jobs with the Troubled Times Guild, grabbed their weapons and charged at Lin Mo without hesitation!
Meanwhile, a fierce killing intent flashed in Lin Mo's eyes as he faced the Troubled Times Guild players, most of whom had become red-named or gray-named after their fierce battle with the Windchaser Guild.
"You're asking to die."
"Perfect. I'll use you to test how powerful an SSS-rank skill is!"
As he spoke, Lin Mo took the Brave Golden Bow off his back.
He locked onto the group of Troubled Times Guild players rushing toward him, waiting for them to enter his range.
An SSS-rank skill-
Heaven-Slaying: Seven-Star Volley!
Whoosh-
A silver arrow shot straight into the sky, tearing open a brilliant golden, five-pointed barrier in midair!
The next instant,
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Arrows of starlight wreathed in golden radiance rained down from the barrier.
Each star arrow pierced a Troubled Times Guild player's body like a thunderbolt.
-1355 (critical hit)!
-1324 (critical hit)!
-1339 (critical hit)!
Seven arrows of starlight struck seven different Troubled Times players.
In an instant,
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
seven beams of white light shot skyward from the battlefield.
At the same time, with 55% of the damage converted into shield strength, a silver shield boasting a staggering 5,215 shield points materialized around Lin Mo-the starlight shield!
The onlookers at the edge of the battlefield stared, dumbstruck.
"Holy shit! Every one of those Troubled Times players had completed their class advancement, and not a single one could survive that hit! That damage is terrifying!"
"What skill is that? How can it hit so many times? An archer's Rapid Fire?"
"Doesn't look like it. Rapid Fire can only attack a single target, and it only fires two or three shots at most. Did you see how many shots Mo Shou Cheng Gui just fired? And he can hit multiple different targets at once! That's insane!"
"A top player really is something else! He's changed my whole idea of what being powerful means again!"
Even Lin Mo couldn't help feeling a little excited.
Looking at the starlight shield that had formed around him, he exclaimed, "So this is the power of an SSS-rank skill?"
"It's ridiculously strong!"
The terrifying power that had stunned everyone also gave Qin Feng a massive boost of confidence.
He raised his sword and shouted, "Brothers, kill them!"
The dozen or so remaining Windchaser players roared as they launched a second attack on the Troubled Times Guild players.
This time, with Lin Mo backing them up like a mobile artillery battery, the Troubled Times players had no way to resist.
The Windchaser members kept the enemy occupied, preventing them from getting close to Lin Mo.
With the Brave Golden Bow in hand, Lin Mo killed one player with every arrow!
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Amid a succession of white beams shooting skyward, the Troubled Times players were routed in moments!
Of their original hundred-plus players, only a few dozen remained, fleeing in disgrace.
As the surrounding spectators exclaimed in amazement and admiration,
Su Yingxia saw more and more of what made Lin Mo so exceptional!
Her opinion of him and her attitude toward him had completely changed.
She looked at Lin Mo, a faint light shimmering in her eyes. "Lin Mo, thank you for coming to save me."
Believing Lin Mo was merely sharp-tongued but softhearted and still cared about her, Su Yingxia kept a cold expression while warmth filled her heart.
But the very next moment, Lin Mo's words hit her like a bucket of ice water:
"Don't get the wrong idea. You're not the one I saved."
As he spoke, Lin Mo turned toward Qin Feng, who was instructing his men to collect the loot. "Next time I'm not around, don't recklessly take on Troubled Times. You're no match for them."
They had started out as romantic rivals.
But during the last boss battle, Qin Feng had led the Windchaser Guild members in risking their lives to clear a way out for Lin Mo. That alone had completely changed Lin Mo's opinion of him.
Someone willing to risk his life to help him might not be a friend.
But he certainly wouldn't be an enemy!
Qin Feng glanced at the snubbed Su Yingxia, then at Lin Mo, finally realizing what Lin Mo meant: he had intervened purely to save him!
He couldn't help feeling flattered, but he still knew what mattered more. "Uh, Brother Mo, actually, I only stepped in because I saw your girlfriend getting bullied..."
"She's not my girlfriend anymore." Lin Mo spoke without hesitation, his face expressionless. His words pierced Su Yingxia's heart like an icy knife.
She didn't want to lose Lin Mo.
Through her tears, she said, "Lin Mo, do you know how much I've suffered because of you? Wang Junjie used his connections to get my company to fire me, just to get revenge!"
"And he hasn't left me alone in Oracle, either!"
"Now even you're treating me like this..."
Lin Mo's gaze was cold. "You brought that on yourself. What does it have to do with me?"
Realizing that Lin Mo no longer cared about her, Su Yingxia panicked completely.
"Lin Mo, please don't treat me like this. You're all I have left..."
"I know everything before was my fault! But I really do love you! Lin Mo, please don't leave me! From now on, I'll listen to you. I'll do whatever you say!"
"I'll cook delicious food for you! Whatever you want to eat, I'll make it. When you're tired from gaming, you can lie in my arms, and I'll massage your back, okay? We can be just like we used to be!"
Lin Mo gave a cold smile.
Did Su Yingxia really recognize her mistakes? Had she truly repented?
No.
She had merely learned to be afraid!
Wang Junjie had already begun taking revenge on her by any means necessary.
Meanwhile, Lin Mo now possessed such immense power and status in Oracle that he could stand against Wang Junjie.
Even Qin Feng was willing to become Lin Mo's follower.
She didn't want to lose Lin Mo, her only remaining support!
Unfortunately, Lin Mo was no longer the man he had once been.
"I've already told you."
"Su Yingxia, you don't deserve me!"
With that, Lin Mo put away the Brave Golden Bow and turned to leave, not even deigning to spare Su Yingxia a glance.
After all, he hadn't come here specifically to save Su Yingxia after seeing Qin Feng's message.
He had simply been passing through on his way to the teleportation array.
Watching Lin Mo walk away, Su Yingxia's eyes filled with tears, and endless regret surged through her heart.
Neither Wang Junjie's revenge nor Troubled Times' bullying had made her give up hope in life.
Only Lin Mo's icy attitude made her feel, in a single instant, as though she had lost her reason to live...
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