Chapter 423 - 217: Slaying the Commander, 150 Proficiency

Chapter 423: Chapter 217: Slaying the Commander, 150 Proficiency

That was why, in front of Lin Mo, its speed slowed and its reaction time dropped. Its Magic Power was also suppressed by his Dragon Mighty, leaving it at only ninety percent capacity and reducing the effectiveness of its Flame Barrier.

All these factors combined to make this Elite Level Mage seem like a helpless chick, easily toyed with by Lin Mo.

The Sword Qi landed directly on the Silver Goblin. Although the Silver Goblin wasn’t as Fragile as an Ordinary Goblin—much like the Giant Goblin he had encountered before, it also possessed an extra bloodline Protection to enhance its defenses.

But even so, the power of Phantom Sword Dance was no joke. While the first few strikes of Sword Qi only left shallow wounds, the final, finishing blow had become terrifyingly powerful from the accumulated force of the previous strikes. The brilliant Sword Qi slashed across the creature’s waist, slicing it clean in half!

The attack landed, but Lin Mo didn’t let his guard down. He immediately used Flash to pull away.

Just as he’d expected, being caught in a situation where it couldn’t dodge or cast Flame Barrier had made the Silver Goblin resolve to stake everything on a final, desperate struggle, brewing up a powerful Magic spell.

Suddenly, the ground cracked open, and crimson lava erupted from below.

Even Lin Mo’s Flash hadn’t created enough distance. The fissures in the ground continued to spread, and the lava rapidly closed in.

’So fast! I might not be able to dodge in time...’

Fortunately, he still had an ace up his sleeve.

With a mere thought, Lin Mo’s body was transported to another part of the battlefield. Left in his original spot was the Clone created by his [Shadow Splitting] skill.

Ever since obtaining the [Shadow Splitting] skill, Lin Mo had developed a habit during difficult fights of always keeping a Clone in a safe location for a quick escape.

It had certainly come in handy now.

Back in a safe spot, Lin Mo watched with great interest as the lava erupted wantonly.

As another Elite Level Mage, this Silver Level Goblin was still a far cry from Flora.

It wasn’t that the Goblin was weak—in fact, its Magic was a notch stronger than Lin Mo’s [Frost Storm]. It was just that Flora was far too powerful. Compared to the miniature "nuke" she had demonstrated before, this terrifying scene of erupting lava paled in comparison.

Just then, Flora rushed over from the other side, asking with concern, "Are you alright?"

Lin Mo shook his head. "I ran into the Commander of this Goblin horde. But it’s fine; I think I’ve taken care of it."

Flora followed his gaze and saw the lower half of a Silver Goblin’s body.

As for the other half... it was lying on the ground nearby.

Flora gave him a deep look. Although she didn’t know the exact details, judging from the power of that last spell, this Silver Goblin’s strength had definitely reached Middle Tier Lord Level, which was equivalent to an Elite Level Professional.

In fact, it was probably even stronger than the average Elite Level Professional.

Yet a Demon of this caliber had been finished off by Lin Mo in such a short time.

He wasn’t even injured after the fight; at most, the hem of his clothes was a little dirty.

’This guy... not only does he level up incredibly fast, but his strength also far surpasses that of an ordinary Professional? ...Then again, he’s a monster holding multiple Professions at once. It’s only natural he’d have more methods at his disposal.’

While Flora was lost in her thoughts, Lin Mo opened his panel to check the rewards for killing the Silver Goblin.

[Flash] Skill Level +100 (+50)

[Phantom Sword Dance] Skill Level +100 (+50)

’Holy crap!’

Lin Mo almost shouted out loud.

’So much?!’

The base kill reward alone was a full 100 Skill Level points, plus an extra 50%—another 50 points—for killing an enemy two Levels higher. This confirmed that the Silver Goblin he just fought wasn’t Level 11, the starting Level for a Middle Tier Lord, but Level 12. That explained why Chairman Vick had clearly been at a disadvantage against it, only able to barely stall it.

This massive Skill Level increase instantly caused two of Lin Mo’s Skills to level up at once.

"Skill [Flash] Lv4 (100/100) has leveled up!"

"Current Skill: [Flash] Lv5 (90/180)"

The remaining 90 Skill Level points filled up half of the progress bar for Level 5.

Phantom Sword Dance leveled up twice in a row, jumping directly from Level 2 to Level 4.

"Skill [Phantom Sword Dance] Lv2 (40/40) has leveled up!"

"Skill [Phantom Sword Dance] Lv3 (80/80) has leveled up!"

"Current Skill: [Phantom Sword Dance] Lv4 (45/200)"

"Received attribute points: Strength +3, Agility +2"

As an Epic skill, Phantom Sword Dance awarded attribute points upon reaching Level Three: 3 points of Strength and 2 of Agility... At this moment, Lin Mo almost wished this was a pure Strength Type skill. After all, his current priority was to level up his Warrior Profession.

Upon reaching Level 3, Phantom Sword Dance also unlocked a second chance to choose an Evolutionary Path.

Please select an Evolutionary Direction—

Evolutionary Path 1: Sword Dance II: The maximum number of Sword Qi is changed to 8 + Agility/12.

Evolutionary Path 2: Seeking Enemy I: The number of "Guaranteed Hit" Sword Qi is adjusted to the final 3 strikes.

This time, the effect of the Sword Dance on Evolutionary Path 1 changed from the original cap of 6 + Agility/14 to 8 + Agility/12. The improvement was pretty good.