Chapter 430 - 219: Is This How You Tricked Feney?

Chapter 430: Chapter 219: Is This How You Tricked Feney?

Lin Mo had always been a rather cautious person, rarely making careless mistakes.

With a Skill like [Shadow Splitting] that served as both offense and defense—capable of delivering a finishing blow or saving his life at a critical moment—he naturally wouldn’t forget to use it as long as his Qi and Blood were full.

Even now, he had already left a Clone in a safe place, ready to escape at any moment.

"A Clone?"

When Flora saw Lin Mo appear, she finally breathed a sigh of relief, her anxious expression instantly softening.

’I didn’t expect him to have a trick like this up his sleeve.’

’It’s a good thing, too. Otherwise, things might have really gone wrong.’

Immediately after, an annoyed look appeared on her face. She raised her Magic Staff, and a fiery serpent shot toward the Assassin.

"Not good!"

The Assassin’s pupils shrank, and he hastily dodged to the side.

Normally, with his strength and speed, he would have likely been able to dodge it.

But now, the effects of the Blood Burning Reagent were beginning to weaken, and his explosive power was no longer what it was moments ago. Moreover, the arrow Lin Mo had just used was coated in "Scorpion and Spider Combination," a powerful Poison that Lin Mo had spent 2150 Gold Coins to acquire. This poison was strong enough to severely affect even an Elite Level Professional, making it difficult for them to move for a short time and greatly restricting the flow of their Qi and Blood and Magic Power.

Thus, the fiery serpent struck the Assassin with almost no suspense, its immense power instantly piercing through his waist and leaving a gaping, crimson-red hole.

The Assassin screamed in agony. All thoughts of assassinating Lin Mo were gone as he fought through the intense pain, turned, and scrambled to escape.

However, under the influence of the Poison, his speed was drastically reduced. At the same time, Shaya had already closed in.

Lin Mo seized the opportunity and unleashed a [Blood Qi Blade].

’A "Big Monster" like this is bound to give a lot of Skill Proficiency. I can’t let it go to waste.’

The red Sword Qi smoothly struck the target’s ankle. Lin Mo had aimed there deliberately, afraid of a mishap that might injure Shaya.

’As long as I get credit for the assist, the Skill Proficiency won’t be split anyway. I’ll get the full amount.’

Focused solely on escaping, the Assassin was completely defenseless. The bloody Sword Qi sliced clean through his feet. At the same time, the Poison in his system fully erupted just as the Blood Burning Reagent wore off, bringing with it the debilitating side effect of weakness.

Shaya quickly caught up to him, and the sharp blade in her hand pierced his spine with ease.

A fatal blow!

[Blood Qi Blade] Skill Proficiency +120 (180)

’How much?!’

The moment the notification floated before his eyes, Lin Mo’s eyes widened, and he almost cried out in shock.

Although he already knew the Assassin was a High Level and the Skill Proficiency gained would be substantial, he had never expected it to be this outrageous.

’A base of 120 Skill Proficiency points.’ Based on the circumstances of the battle and his previous experience with proficiency gains, he could basically confirm the opponent was Level 14. That was four Levels higher than his Mage Profession, which was currently his highest.

’So, it seems that as long as the target’s Level is more than two Levels higher than mine, every additional Level increases the Skill Proficiency gained by 50% of the base value.’

’The opponent was 4 Levels higher than me, so the total gain was boosted to 150% of the base. And 150% of 120 is exactly 180.’

Lin Mo committed this rule to memory. It seemed that as his Level rose, the payoff for killing High Level Demons, enemies, and higher-level monsters had become very high.

In the future, this might become his primary method for increasing Skill Proficiency... especially for high-Grade Skills.

This gain of 180 Skill Proficiency points naturally allowed [Blood Qi Blade], a Skill whose Level had been stagnant for a long time, to finally level up.

"Skill [Blood Qi Blade] Lv5 (180/180) has leveled up!"

"Current Skill: [Blood Qi Blade] Lv6 (161/300)"

Not only did it level up, but its proficiency bar for advancing from Level 6 to Level 7 was already more than half full. This made Lin Mo look forward to its future prospects.

As a Blue Excellent Level Skill, [Blood Qi Blade]’s Full Level was 7. After reaching Level 7, the Skill would evolve into a Purple Epic Level Skill.

As a single-target Warrior Profession Skill, [Blood Qi Blade] had long been one of Lin Mo’s key methods for dealing with High Level enemies. Following the usual pattern of Skill evolution, it would likely remain a single-target-oriented Skill after evolving into a Purple Epic Level Skill.

In that case, its single-target power would undoubtedly surpass that of [Phantom Sword Dance], which was also an Epic Warrior Skill.

Paired with the powerful Epic Weapon in his hands, the Frost Dragon Scale Sword, Lin Mo could hardly imagine how terrifying its power would become.

Because of the sudden assassination attempt, they remained vigilant and quickly retreated back into the city.

The Goblin Army had completely withdrawn. Although they desperately wanted to slaughter every last one of the green-skinned runts to eliminate any future threats, it was clearly impossible given their current military strength.

Just surviving the immediate crisis had been difficult enough. They would have to deal with what came next later.

For now, they had other things to do.

Besides helping Lania City overcome its crisis, they had another purpose for this trip: to liquidate the Lawrence Clan.

Although Viscount Lawrence and his daughter had fled and vanished, the Lawrence Clan consisted of more than just those two. The list of those to be judged also included the other nobles and officials in the city who had aided the villains during this period.