Chapter 538: Chapter 256: Hello, Classmate 2

There was no changing their current situation. Rather than complaining or cursing, what they needed to do now was everything in their power to survive until rescue arrived.

"The Magic Energy communication can’t reach the academy. After a while, Teacher Flora and the others should realize something’s wrong here and send people to investigate. If they’re fast, it might be about a day. At the latest, it’ll only take a day and a half or two days for rescue to arrive."

"That’s good..."

Hahn breathed a sigh of relief. His biggest fear had been that no one would notice the accident. If that were the case, there was no telling how many days they’d be trapped here.

It made sense. After all, these students were the prized pupils of the Kingdom National Academy, so of course they were highly valued.

"Flora... Teacher Flora?"

But Lin Mo was clearly focused on something else.

"You’re Flora’s students?"

"To be precise, only she is."

The calmer of the young men pointed at Mi Lan.

The girl looked at Lin Mo and asked curiously, "Sir, do you know Teacher Flora?"

Lin Mo nodded. "She’s helped me a lot. We met by chance, and she taught me some of the basics of Magic, helping me open the door to Magic. In a way, I guess that makes us classmates?"

"Hello, Classmate Mi Lan."

"H-hello?"

Mi Lan’s mouth twitched. She quickly recalled the "angry words" Teacher Flora had said when complaining about them in class.

’Could it be that all those feats, which sounded like something out of a fairy tale, weren’t just things Teacher Flora made up? Not just something she read in too many novels about Minstrels, but things that actually happened to her?’

Mi Lan recalled Teacher Flora’s descriptions again. No matter how many times she heard them, they always felt so unreal... just like this boy in front of her, who was so strong he hardly seemed human.

’It’s... all adding up?’

Mi Lan took a deep breath, her gaze toward Lin Mo turning a little strange.

It was like suddenly telling a Blue Star Person that a monkey named Sun Wukong, who wields a staff and jumps up to hit you in the kneecaps, really existed in this world...

"That’s enough small talk. For now, we need to find a suitable place to shelter, to avoid being attacked from both front and rear. We’ll be here for at least a day or two, so we need to think about resting."

"I’ll do it."

Lin Mo nodded and used his [Shadow Splitting] Skill, summoning a Clone.

Rashly exploring the surroundings in such a dangerous place was clearly not the right move. But just as Deke had said, they needed a place suitable for shelter, combat, and rest.

Using a Clone to explore at a time like this was a perfect solution.

The Clone set off, walking into the deep darkness before them.

At the same time, Lin Mo finally had a moment to check his own panel.

After his Flaming Spear Skill finished evolving, Lin Mo had gained a total of 7 Basic Magic Attribute points. With that, his Basic Magic Attribute had reached 115.

Correspondingly, his Basic Strength Attribute was now 117. He also had a New Skill he’d just acquired, [Blood Moon Celestial Rush], which he hadn’t leveled up yet.

Although Epic Skills were relatively harder to level up, he only needed to get it to Level 3 to gain more Basic Attribute Points. And in a dangerous place like the lower level of the Giant Stone Mine, getting the skill to Level 3 would be quite easy.

As for his Magic side, things were a little different from his previous plan.

Mainly, he had allocated some of the Basic Attribute Points he’d gained to his Spiritual Attribute, so he was now 5 points short.

It was the same situation with the New Skill he had just obtained, [Celestial-Burning Flame Spear]. Although he would gain more Basic Attribute Points after raising it to Level 3, it was highly likely that 1 point would be allocated to his Spiritual Attribute, just as it was when he first acquired the skill. That would still leave a 1-point deficit.

Therefore, he first needed to acquire at least one more point of Basic Magic Attribute.

Fortunately, this wasn’t difficult. Lin Mo checked his list of Magic Skills and finally focused his attention on an Excellent Level Skill he had rarely used since obtaining it.

[Thunderous Fall]

Besides this skill, he did have other options. For example, his Ordinary Level Skill [Earth Spike Technique] was currently at Level 4, just one level away from its Full Level of 5.

But this was, after all, the lower level of the Giant Stone Mine. There were many powerful Demons, and a lot of them were enormous.

An Ordinary Level Skill like [Earth Spike Technique] might not be able to kill those powerful Demons.

But with an Excellent Level Skill like [Thunderous Fall], it wouldn’t be a problem.

The power of an Excellent Level Skill, combined with Lin Mo’s Magic Attribute, was enough to kill even a Level 10 Demon.

Although many Middle Lord Level Demons existed on the lower level of the Giant Stone Mine, that didn’t mean every creature was at that level...

There were also Level 7 and Level 8 Demons, and even some at Level 6.

With his plan settled, Lin Mo focused more of his attention on his Clone.

In the darkness, even with the enhancement of his Eagle Eye Skill, Lin Mo’s Clone could only see a short distance ahead. It continued to explore, following the edge of a fractured cliff wall.

They were currently in a large, open area with its back to a cliff wall. This kind of terrain left them exposed on three sides, meaning they had to guard against enemies from three—no, four directions...

They were in an underground mine, after all. In a place like this, there were many Demons that lived underground, so the ground beneath their feet was another direction they had to guard against.

The most ideal shelter would be a triangular area in a corner, or a relatively narrow cave.

Such a location would allow them to reduce the area they needed to defend and would make them less vulnerable to sneak attacks.

This was especially true for caves with narrow passages. Large Demons would have a hard time getting through, and even if they forced their way in, they would make a lot of noise, giving them enough time to prepare without worrying about an ambush.

Unfortunately, "Lin Mo" searched for a while but couldn’t find a suitable spot.

The Clone’s duration had run out.

Lin Mo frowned. "It looks like there’s no suitable place nearby."

"In that case, we’ll just have to make one ourselves."

As he spoke, he turned to face the cliff wall behind them, mobilizing the Qi and Blood throughout his body and entering a charged state.

A few seconds later, he raised his hand and unleashed a [Demon Light Piercing Kill], blasting a large hole in the cliff wall.

However, Lin Mo controlled the flow of his Qi and Blood, so he didn’t make the hole too deep—only about ten meters or so. This way, if anything unexpected happened, they could retreat immediately.

The entrance was about a meter in diameter, which wasn’t quite big enough...

Lin Mo charged up again and unleashed another [Demon Light Piercing Kill], opening a second hole above the first.

"Let’s go."

With that, he walked into the cave under everyone’s stunned gazes.

The cave was a bit narrow, clearly not enough space to live in, but that wasn’t a problem. After walking a short distance, Lin Mo began to channel his Magic Power, resonating with the Earth Element to "compress" the surrounding rock walls, forcibly carving out a reasonably spacious "room."

This not only created enough room to move but also made the surrounding walls more solid, hard, and difficult to destroy.

The downside was that it consumed a great deal of Magic Power and required a high degree of control over it.

But for Lin Mo, none of these were major issues.

Mi Lan was completely dumbfounded.

She could now understand why Teacher Flora was always so disappointed in their lack of progress.

She was even starting to think that the teacher had been gentle and restrained when she scolded them...

’How can one person master so many Professions and so many Elements at the same time?’

’His level of Magic Power usage is terrifyingly high. Even the instructors at the academy might not have such fluid control over their Magic Power.’

"I’d like to say we should all set up this temporary shelter together, but it seems some ’guests’ aren’t as patient as we are."

Hearing the faint but heavy sound of footsteps in the distance, Lin Mo sighed with a hint of resignation.

"Let’s go. Time to meet our first opponent..."

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