Chapter 350: Chapter 196: Undead Creatures Appear, City Lord Beixila’s Backup Plan

’Choosing to spend the extra money on this Flame Ring was definitely the right decision.’

"I’m fine."

Seeing the fear in Shefilya’s trembling eyes, Lin Mo quickly scooped her up. "It’s not safe here. We need to leave."

’The creature that just ambushed us must have been a Level 5 Bronze Goblin Caster. As annoyed as I am, in my current state, I can’t risk staying this deep behind enemy lines. I’ll have to let it go for now and find a chance for revenge later.’

Then, he activated the [Swift] Skill and rapidly retreated toward the battlefront.

Along the way, they were repeatedly ambushed by Bronze Goblins and Giant Goblins. The Silver Level Goblin Caster, the supreme leader of the goblins, had clearly ordered them to hunt them down.

Lin Mo cradled Shefilya’s slender frame with one arm, holding her close, while his other hand wielded the Steel Splitting Sword, cutting down anyone who dared approach!

Although his Magic Power was depleted, he still had some Qi and Blood remaining—at least enough to use Ordinary and Excellent Level Skills.

[Continuous Thrust]!

[Rapid Charge Fist]!

Gripping his sword hilt, Lin Mo threw a punch that sent a Giant Goblin flying, its sternum shattering on impact.

With no time to land a finishing blow, he rushed to continue his retreat.

...

Shefilya was wrapped in his Mage Robe, held tightly against his body. Her cheek was pressed against his chest, and the warmth of his touch left her momentarily dazed.

The thick stench of blood washed over her, a stark reminder that she was still on a battlefield. Yet, she couldn’t seem to muster any tension. Utterly drained of Physical Strength, her body was limp, her mind was empty, and her expression was blank.

Shefilya didn’t snap back to her senses until Lin Mo set her down and Ali rushed over, her face etched with worry.

"Where’s Feney?"

Lin Mo looked around. They were now behind the front lines. Ali had been injured, which was why she had retreated.

"Miss Feney... she pushed herself to heal me, and then she passed out..."

Ali clutched her half-healed wound, her voice tinged with dejection. "I’m still no help to you."

Lin Mo ruffled her hair as a gesture of comfort.

He then took a bottle of Intermediate Life Potion from his Ring of Space. First, he had Shefilya drink a large mouthful, then gave some to Ali, and finally gulped down the rest himself.

The Burns on Shefilya’s shoulder had already been half-healed by Lin Mo’s [Great Healing Skill]. Now, aided by the Potion’s Medicinal Power, it was almost completely recovered.

Ali’s injuries weren’t severe after Feney’s Healing, and Lin Mo had been well-protected by Shefilya, so he hadn’t been hurt much to begin with.

Their wounds gradually closed, but their Physical Strength would take time to recover.

Lin Mo turned and looked out at the battlefield.

Even from a great distance, he could still see faint glimmers of firelight.

It seemed Chairman Vick was locked in combat with the Silver Goblin Caster, keeping it occupied and preventing it from attacking the ordinary soldiers and Adventurers.

But the situation on the defensive line was still dire; it looked like it was on the verge of collapsing.

This battle was just as difficult as they had imagined before it began.

Lin Mo walked forward to the watchtower. Commander Joel was there, his expression tense.

"They should be here soon..."

He was also badly wounded, and he drank a Life Potion while continuing to observe the state of the battle.

"What?" Lin Mo asked, confused.

"Look over there..."

Joel pointed to the flank of the battlefield. Shortly after he spoke, a faint Black Fog began to spread from the horizon, approaching from both the left and the right!

Lin Mo’s expression immediately darkened. This aura was very familiar to him.

"Undead Creatures!"

Yes, recently, besides Goblins, Undead Creatures had also frequently appeared near Silver Stream City, posing a significant threat to Adventurers entering the forest.

’As expected, these things are in league with the Goblins.’

’So when the Goblins attack the city, they come to help...’

’However, he could guess that Lady Beixila would not have overlooked this possibility, so she had most likely made contingency plans in advance.’

Sure enough, just as the Undead Creatures appeared on the flanks of the battlefield and attempted to charge the defensive line, a guard unit in Bright Silver Armor suddenly appeared, and on the right, a squad clad entirely in black Cloth Armor.

’Lin Mo had heard before that Silver Stream City had two extremely elite squads, the Silver Armor Guard and the Shadow Squad. These must be them.’

’But are these two elite squads really enough?’

Judging from Commander Joel’s tense expression, probably not.

Just then, another wave of people suddenly joined the battlefield.

’They look... sort of like Adventurers?’

’More specifically, like large Adventurer Groups.’

There was a huge, dense crowd of them, one or two hundred people. If not for their relatively loose formations and the obvious pattern of small squads, Lin Mo would have thought they were another hidden army of the city.

’But the vast majority of Silver Stream City’s Adventurers should have already joined the fight by now.’

Lin Mo looked to his side. Commander Joel’s previously tense expression suddenly eased, replaced by ecstatic joy.

"Excellent! They made it in time!"

"Who are they?" Lin Mo asked curiously.

"The City Lord and Chairman Vick of the Adventurer’s Association contacted them through the Association and hired them at great expense—they’re the Falcon Adventurer Group and the Lion Adventurer Group! They rushed all the way here from the distant Fajade City. Now that they’ve arrived, these Undead Creatures are nothing to fear."

"I see..."

Lin Mo nodded in understanding. In a situation like this, besides consolidating the forces within Silver Stream City, it was natural to call for outside help.

’But what he found strange was, for a major event like a Goblin siege, why didn’t the Kingdom seem to have any intention of sending support?’

’Instead, the City Lord, Lady Beixila, had to figure things out herself and hire Adventurer Groups for help.’

’Also, this Goblin Race in Loran Forest had clearly been allowed to grow unchecked on purpose. It was unlikely they were cultivated simply to make things difficult for Silver Stream City; the risk was just too great.’

’Could there be some vested interests involved behind the scenes?’

’And these so-called "interests" might not only concern the Lawrence Clan, but also some important figures within the Kingdom...’

’What were they hoping to gain by allowing the Goblins to breed and expand?’

’Although he couldn’t confirm anything yet, if things were really as Lin Mo suspected, then wasn’t this whole affair just a complete farce born of greed!’

Lin Mo’s brow furrowed. It seemed he had still greatly underestimated the depravity of some nobles.

’The battle on the flanks was too far away to see clearly, but since Commander Joel was so confident, these Adventurer Groups must be very strong. It should be fine to leave the Undead Creatures to them.’

’Lin Mo didn’t have the spare energy to run all that way to help anyway.’

’However, he could still contribute a little on the main front.’

Lin Mo glanced at his attribute panel. Compared to his other Professions, his Knight Profession’s Level was indeed a bit low right now.

’The Constitution Attribute wasn’t something he usually needed, but when he did, it was truly crucial.’

It was worth mentioning that during the recent battle, the [Resilience] Skill had finally leveled up and even accumulated a good deal of Skill Level.

"Skill [Resilience] Level 5 (180/180) has leveled up!"

"Current Skill: [Resilience] Level 6 (31/300)"

’As expected, the Skill Level for this Skill increases much faster in intense battles like this.’

’But it was still over two hundred Skill Level points away, so it would be some time before it could evolve.’

’However, the Knight Profession’s other skill, [Earth-Splitting Strike], was extremely useful for the current situation, and also a good one to practice.’

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