Chapter 420 - 216: Promotion to Level 10 Mage, Excellent Level Skill "Taunt

Chapter 420: Chapter 216: Promotion to Level 10 Mage, Excellent Level Skill "Taunt

The truly formidable goblins were still lurking in the rear, yet to reveal themselves.

Moreover, after the bombardment from his several Epic Magic spells, combined with Flora’s own onslaught, the total casualties weren’t enough to deal a crippling blow to the goblins. However, it had at least created a break in the Goblin Army’s formation, significantly slowing their offensive rhythm.

’Next, it’s time to properly grind my Warrior Profession skills.’

’There was no point in just capping my Mage Profession’s Level without also leveling up my Warrior Profession.’

’It was like accumulating wealth. Capping my Mage skills and Professional Level was a form of throttling expenses, but raising my Warrior Profession’s Level was the more important act of opening up new sources of income.’

Among Lin Mo’s current Warrior Profession Skills, **Continuous Thrust**, **Rapid Charge Fist**, **Jump Slash**, and **Whip Kick** were all relatively easy to level up.

These Skills were not of a high Grade and had no proficiency decay. In a Goblin Army like this, the speed at which he could grind them was simply astonishing.

Lin Mo held his Sword in his right hand and clenched his left into a fist. Attacking with both hands, he was like a war god unleashed upon the mortal realm.

Amid his unbridled slaughter, notifications for increased Skill Level continuously appeared.

[**Continuous Thrust** Skill Level +2]

[**Rapid Charge Fist** Skill Level +5]

[**Whip Kick** Skill Level +6]

...

"Reinforcements! Reinforcements have arrived!"

Meanwhile, over at Lania City, the Guards on the front lines felt their spirits soar after witnessing the magical bombardment from Lin Mo and Flora.

The immense power and spectacle of the magic didn’t just lie in its destructive force; when such powerful spells landed in the enemy’s ranks, it served as a massive morale boost for their own side.

As a result, some soldiers whose fighting spirit had begun to wane rallied, pushing through their dwindling Physical Strength to once again clash with the goblins.

"It’s that girl from Saint Antonia Academy... Who’s the other one?"

"I... I don’t know..."

On the walls of Lania City, Unis, who had once thrown her weight around in Roland Town, now stood stiffly to the side, her face taut with anxiety.

Behind her stood her fiancé, the Lord of Roland Town—Baron Lael.

"Hmph."

Viscountess Caroline Lawrence snorted. "Forget it. It doesn’t matter who they are. The most important thing right now is to survive this crisis."

The loss of the Golden Egg, the disappearance of the Necromancer, the goblins’ sudden betrayal...

This series of events had caught her completely by surprise, and she had even, for a moment, considered abandoning Lania City and fleeing.

But ultimately, she chose not to. This wasn’t because of her duties as a Lord, and certainly not out of concern for the people in her domain. It was because she was unwilling to give up her current status and position.

The Lawrence family had been fallen nobles, and Caroline’s childhood was once no different from that of a commoner.

After a lifetime of struggle, she had gone so far as to personally poison her own husband just to finally curry favor with the Duke and become the Lord of a city once again.

’How could she bear to abandon everything she had fought so hard to achieve?’

’How could she give up her lofty status as a Viscount, only to return to the life of a commoner, or even an exile?’

Therefore, she had to defend Lania City, no matter the cost. Otherwise, she could not bear the blame for allowing her domain to be overrun by goblins.

’As for everything else,’ she believed, ’the Duke will surely sort it out for me.’

Her past of clawing her way up had taught Caroline Lawrence the value of patience. ’As long as I can hold onto my position as Lord under the Duke’s protection,’ she thought, ’there will come a day when I can deal with Silver Stream City and that wretched girl from Saint Antonia Academy!’

She had no idea, however, that the mess she had created had already implicated her patron. Duke Sed had abandoned her long ago.

And now, no one would tell her this.

Duke Sed and his mouthpieces had been severely warned by the King and no longer dared to make contact. As for the reinforcements, they wouldn’t choose to make a move against her before the battle was over.

After all, as the Lord, she still held command over the Lania City Guards, at least on the surface. If something were to happen to her, it could throw their own forces into chaos.

...

On the battlefield, the goblin advance had ground to a stalemate.

The battle had raged for an entire night, during which they had achieved outstanding results. They had successfully broken through two of Lania City’s defensive lines, bringing their forces right to the city’s doorstep. They had even begun attempting to breach the walls and gates.

But that offensive rhythm was broken the moment Lin Mo and Flora joined the battle.

Their reinforcements were cut off in key areas, preventing them from amassing sufficient numbers for a frontal assault. Under these conditions, defending city walls was far easier than defending an open battle line. Taking advantage of the terrain and the suppressive fire from their archers, the Lania City defenders managed to eliminate a significant number of goblins.

The Silver Level Goblin lurking in the shadows was growing anxious.

’If this keeps up,’ it thought, ’today’s attack will also end in failure.’

’Although we’ve killed many more human soldiers, our own losses have been substantial. Human reinforcements are starting to arrive. If we don’t press the attack and give them time to breathe, we might truly fail to take even this city.’

’No, the battle must end today!’

Its gaze shifted in Lin Mo’s direction.

Through the shared information of its kin, it immediately took notice of this particular human.

Back in Silver Stream City, he had been the one to significantly hinder the army’s advance, even killing a Silver Level Goblin.