Chapter 348: Chapter 195: Coordination with Shefilya (2)

But even if his opponent wouldn’t engage, Lin Mo wasn’t about to give up. His Clone stuck to the enemy like glue.

This Silver Goblin was of the Warrior Profession, with its Attributes skewed toward Strength. Its next strongest stat was its Constitution Attribute, while its Agility Attribute was one of its weaknesses. Lin Mo’s Agility, however, was a full 84 points. Even his Clone had around 55, making it faster than the Goblin as well.

Because of this, the Silver Goblin couldn’t create any distance and was ultimately caught by Lin Mo’s Clone.

Lin Mo controlled the Clone, having it brandish its Rift Steel Sword and slash at the enemy. The Silver Goblin was caught in a bind—it couldn’t fight, but it couldn’t not fight, either. It was so furious it could have spat blood.

Finally, unable to bear being relentlessly hounded by Lin Mo’s Clone, it swung its Sword in frustration.

BOOM—!

As expected, the sound of an explosion echoed once more, leaving numerous wounds on its body.

However, these injuries weren’t very serious to begin with. On top of that, this Silver Goblin had powerful regenerative abilities, so after just a few seconds, these minor wounds gradually healed.

’Powerful regenerative abilities, huh? No wonder Shefilya couldn’t finish it off after fighting for so long. This thing really is tough to deal with...’

Lin Mo frowned, pondering for a moment. ’It’s obviously not realistic for either me or Shefilya to take this thing on alone. We’ll have to coordinate.’

He immediately used the [Shadow Splitting] Skill again, summoning a Clone to charge the enemy. His real body, meanwhile, waited a moment before activating the [Invisibility] Skill and following after it.

The Silver Goblin had just destroyed one Clone and had completely lost sight of Shefilya. Annoyed and wondering where she’d gone, it saw yet another Clone charging toward it. It instantly flew into a rage. Tossing all caution to the wind, it swung its Heavy Sword.

With that, a deafening explosion erupted once more, kicking up a cloud of smoke and dust.

The next moment, Lin Mo—who had used Invisibility to appear a short distance behind the Silver Goblin—was already brandishing his Rift Steel Sword, unleashing the New Skill he had just learned.

[Phantom Sword Dance]!

Instantly, a dazzling flurry of Sword Qi shot out, slashing toward the Silver Goblin at incredible speed. The Goblin, still fuming from the Clone’s Self-Destruction, was struck repeatedly by the sudden barrage of Sword Qi and was momentarily stunned.

By the time it snapped out of it, it had already been struck several times. This only enraged it further, and it charged recklessly at Lin Mo.

’Perfect timing!’

Lin Mo had been observing the opponent’s movements the whole time. After seeing it charge at him, he immediately retreated, always maintaining distance between them.

Meanwhile, his barrage of Sword Qi never ceased; it continued to fly relentlessly forward.

’Just as I thought. I can move while casting [Phantom Sword Dance]. The motion of unleashing the Sword Qi slows my movement slightly, but the effect is so small it’s negligible.’

The relentless Sword Qi left a trail of wounds on the Silver Goblin. Despite its powerful regenerative abilities, its healing gradually began to fall behind under the sustained assault.

Soon, more than half of the twelve Sword Qi slashes had been delivered, every single one landing squarely on their target.

The flight speed of the Sword Qi from [Phantom Sword Dance] was tied to Agility. Since Lin Mo’s Agility Attribute was already very high and his opponent wasn’t particularly fast, it was nearly impossible for the Goblin to dodge, even when it started trying after taking several consecutive hits.

As the last few streams of Sword Qi flew, the Goblin was forced to retreat. But Lin Mo, noticing this, immediately pressed forward, sticking to the classic tactic: when the enemy retreats, I advance.

Finally, the Silver Goblin became desperate. With a roar, it slammed its Heavy Sword into the ground, and a huge shockwave several meters wide rushed towards Lin Mo.

This was clearly one of its ultimate moves. The power was immense, and it wasn’t slow, either—in an instant, it was right in front of Lin Mo.

At that exact moment, Lin Mo was just unleashing his eleventh slash of Sword Qi.

’No time to dodge.’

’In the past, I would have had to just tank this hit. Even with all my defensive measures, it would have hurt. But now...’

[Flash]!

With a silent command, Lin Mo’s figure vanished, reappearing several meters away.

Simultaneously, he adjusted his angle and sent the final slash of Sword Qi from Phantom Sword Dance flying toward the Goblin.

This final slash of Sword Qi was clearly different from the others. It was thicker, larger, and carried a brilliant purple glow.

SCHLICK—!

A sound like tearing fabric echoed as the Sword Qi struck the Silver Goblin, leaving behind a long gash, deep enough to expose bone!

The final slash of [Phantom Sword Dance] was inherently the most powerful. Moreover, each of the eleven preceding slashes that had landed added an extra 3% damage to this final strike, for a total bonus of 33%.

The blow was clearly effective; even the Goblin’s rate of regeneration slowed.

Its greatest asset—its regeneration—was failing. Despite being kited by Lin Mo for so long and being filled with bitter resentment, the Silver Level Goblin was forced to calm down and think about retreating.

However, just as it prepared to flee, several Flying Knives suddenly shot toward it from behind. Shefilya had been waiting for the perfect moment and had finally seized her chance to land a devastating blow.

All six Flying Knives landed precisely on its back, forming the shape of a hexagram.

The next moment, the Qi Blood Power infused within the Flying Knives erupted inside its body. The power then converged on a single point, striking directly at its heart!

PTOO—!

The Silver Goblin coughed up a mouthful of blood. Its expression grew even more grim, and its aura weakened considerably.

During the earlier battle, it might have seemed like Shefilya hadn’t achieved much. In reality, her constant attacks had depleted a significant amount of the Silver Goblin’s Qi and Blood. As its Qi and Blood reserves fell, so too did its regenerative capabilities.

This made the heavy blows from both Lin Mo and Shefilya particularly effective. Shefilya’s attack, in particular, had struck a vital point. Healing such a grievous wound would consume even more of its Qi and Blood, and the Silver Goblin’s recovery speed had already slowed to a crawl.

It had lost most of its will to fight. Without even trying to retaliate, it continued its hasty retreat.

Lin Mo was about to give chase, but he suddenly frowned and halted. Instead, he dispatched his Clone to pursue it.

The Clone was also faster than the Goblin. It took a little time, but it eventually caught up without issue.

The Goblin knew it was a Clone and didn’t dare to attack, so it could only let out a loud shout, "Waliyala duoluowu!"

It seemed to be speaking the Goblin language. Two or three seconds after its cry, a curtain of fire materialized behind it, instantly incinerating Lin Mo’s Clone. The boom of the subsequent explosion followed.

’So they’ve finally shown themselves!’

Lin Mo’s brow furrowed, though he wasn’t surprised. He hadn’t forgotten that the Goblins still had their strongest Caster, who had yet to make a move.

This Caster hadn’t shown itself yet, most likely because it was up to no good. It might also have been wary of Chairman Vick and any other high-level Combat Power from Silver Stream City. But now, with its only remaining Silver Level comrade being hunted down, it could no longer stand by and watch. It had to step in.

Meanwhile, back on the city walls, Chairman Vick pinpointed the Caster’s location and began rushing over at top speed.

"Fall back!"

Without a moment’s hesitation, Lin Mo turned to flee. At the same time, Shefilya was rushing toward him.

When he was just ten meters from Shefilya, Lin Mo used [Flash] to appear right beside her. The next instant, the ground where he had just been standing split apart, and a massive pillar of fire erupted from below.

Even from more than ten meters away, the intense heat was enough to make Lin Mo’s skin burn.

Looking back, he saw a large crater several meters in diameter left in the ground, filled with red-hot lava.

’Such terrifying power!’

’So this is an Elite Level Mage?’

Shefilya led Lin Mo in a swift retreat. From within the Goblin Army, a Caster—its skin gleaming even more brightly than the two Silver Goblins—let out a cold snort, its eyes fixed on their retreating figures.

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