Chapter 418 - 216: Advancement to Level 10 Mage, Excellent Level Skill "Taunt

Chapter 418: Chapter 216: Advancement to Level 10 Mage, Excellent Level Skill "Taunt

The Horned Eagle was faster than they had imagined.

After only about two hours, they arrived at a position not far from Lania Main City.

By now, morning had arrived, but the sun was nowhere to be seen. Heavy, dark clouds shrouded the land. The oppressive feeling was even more palpable in mid-air.

Even from a great distance, they could already hear the fierce sounds of battle from Lania City.

Clearly, the fighting was still ongoing.

Goblins usually attacked at nightfall, so this battle had already raged for an entire night.

With only its original forces, Lania City could never have held out for so long.

But midway through, officers from two neighboring cities had arrived with their main forces as reinforcements, helping Lania City temporarily stabilize the situation.

After a full night of fighting, both sides were clearly exhausted.

This was especially true for Lania City. As they drew closer to the main city, they could clearly see that the soldiers on the battlefield were in terrible shape.

Many were already wounded, drenched in blood, yet they still desperately swung their blades, battling the Goblins before them.

Setting aside the nobles, at the very least, these ordinary soldiers of Lania City held their ground against the foreign invaders, never retreating in the face of the Goblins’ relentless attacks.

They knew that their families and homeland were right behind them...

This was precisely why Silver Stream City had chosen to send aid. While some friction had developed between Lania City and Silver Stream City recently due to the Lawrence Clan’s repeated self-destructive actions, it had nothing to do with the citizens of either city.

The commoners of Lania City had never actively helped or supported the Lawrence Clan. Whenever the Lawrence name was mentioned, their faces would fill with resentment. Though they didn’t dare curse them openly, their inner disdain was immense.

Most of the people who had lost their homes and families to the Goblin disaster were innocent.

Lady Beixila understood this distinction very well. It was this kindness and sense of responsibility that enabled her to govern Silver Stream City so effectively and earn the support and love of so many of its people.

’It’s time to act.’

The Horned Eagle slowly landed on the flank of the battlefield. Lin Mo released his hold on Flora’s slender waist. The two exchanged a glance and a nod, then, with a tacit understanding, charged toward the battlefield from two different directions.

Lin Mo was clearly much faster than Flora.

He quickly plunged into the battlefield but didn’t stop, instead continuing forward, just as he usually did, heading straight for the heart of the Goblin Army—the area where the Goblins were most concentrated.

At the same time, the Ice Element began to gather rapidly in his hands.

’Although I decided to hold back on leveling up my Mage Profession to avoid reaching the Elite Level too quickly, wasn’t the whole point of holding back to be able to use my Magic without restraint when it counts?’

’And now is clearly the time for Magic to shine.’

’So, I’ll use what I have to.’

[Taunt]

[Frost Storm]!

With Frost Storm’s massive area of effect, the Taunt skill was practically useless, but that didn’t stop Lin Mo from using it anyway to grind its Skill Level.

As an Epic-level skill, the power and effect of Frost Storm were undeniable. Countless shards of the Ice Element rained down like sharp knives, effortlessly piercing one Goblin after another.

The shards landed on the ground, leaving small frozen patches that were quickly stained red with Goblin blood.

For a moment, the area around Lin Mo became a slaughterhouse, reaping the lives of the little green-skins at an astonishing speed.

Among them were more than a few Mutated Goblins.

The quality of this Goblin Army entrenched outside Lania City was clearly much higher than the one outside Roland Town.

It was even slightly higher than the one that had attacked Silver Stream City.

[Taunt] Skill Level +53

[Frost Storm] Skill Level +27

’As expected of an Epic-level skill,’ Lin Mo thought. ’Even from Mutated Goblins, the Skill Level gain is already this low due to diminishing returns.’

Lin Mo glanced at his panel. The Skill Level for Frost Storm was about to level up.

’It’s just leveling up to Level 3, which will make me a Level 10 Mage. That’s still completely within my control.’ After all, he wouldn’t be promoted to Elite Mage until Level 11. Furthermore, the requirement for Level 11 wasn’t 110 points in Basic Attributes, but 120. Because he had planned for his Profession change early on, he still had a high margin for error.

So he changed positions, once again moving to a dense cluster of Goblins and unleashing another Combined Technique of Taunt and Frost Storm.

[Taunt] Skill Level +46

[Frost Storm] Skill Level +24

"Skill [Frost Storm] Level 2 (40/40) has leveled up!"

"Current Skill: [Frost Storm] Level 3 (20/80)"

"You have gained attribute points: Magic Power +3, Spirit +2!"

With the addition of three points to Magic Power and two to his Spiritual Attribute, Lin Mo’s Basic Magic Power value reached 101, meeting the requirement to become a Level 10 Mage.

"Promotion conditions met. Professional Mage (Level 9) is promoted—Current Profession: Professional Mage (Level 10)."

"You have received a Professional Attribute Amplification: Constitution +2, Agility +2, Spirit +3, Magic Power +5!"