Chapter 488: Chapter 238: Mire Worm and Magic Stone 2

After quickly raising his Warrior Profession to Level 11 and completing the synchronized advancement of his Warrior and Mage Professions.

The next step for Lin Mo was to catch up his Knight Profession, which had fallen far behind.

It was known that the combination of Warrior and Mage could potentially lead to the Demon Swordsman Profession. Of course, many uncertainties remained. After all, a Profession like the Demon Swordsman had no record in any of the historical texts that could be found in the Doria Kingdom, at least for now.

This meant that in the entire official history of the Continent, no true Demon Swordsman had ever appeared.

Only some secret Imperial documents, or texts unearthed from ancient ruins, might contain any related information.

In truth, Lin Mo wasn’t at all confident that he could successfully transition to the hidden Demon Swordsman Profession.

But the combination of Knight and Priest was different.

In the recorded texts of the Holy Light Church, it was clearly mentioned that the combination of these two Professions formed a hidden Profession—the Holy Knight.

A Holy Knight named Joan of Arc had even appeared in the Church’s history.

In fact, he currently had a Holy Knight Skill Scroll in his hands, a gift from the Holy Light Church Bishop in Silver Stream City!

And now that his Priest Profession had reached Level 10 along with his Mage Profession, regardless of whether he could successfully transition to Demon Swordsman, his next plan was definitely to advance his Priest and Knight Professions to the Elite tier and attempt to obtain the Holy Knight Profession.

The carriage hadn’t stopped, but it was no difficult task for Lin Mo to catch up. He quickly sliced open the Mire Worm before him and extracted a brown crystal from its head.

This was the most valuable material from this type of Demon, and it could be used to create an Earth Element Magic Stone.

After all, it was a Lord Level Demon. The actual effect after crafting would definitely be stronger than the two Magic Stones he currently had embedded in his Secret Silver Gloves.

’Still, it’s not worth replacing them...’ After all, Lin Mo rarely used Earth Element Magic, so even if he made the swap, the improvement would be minimal.

’It’d be better to get a superior Ice or Fire Element Magic Stone later for a more substantial power boost.’

Mulling this over, Lin Mo quickly caught up to the convoy and climbed back onto the carriage.

"Good work."

Deke nodded at him. Lin Mo waved his hand, indicating it was nothing.

"This trip is turning out to be more trouble than we expected..."

"Indeed."

Deke agreed with a sigh, then quickly composed himself and resumed scanning their surroundings.

Reality wasn’t some adventure novel that gave you a chance to catch your breath after every crisis. This was especially true in a place like Blackwater Swamp, a relatively small area packed with Demons.

After one Demon attack, another wave would likely follow immediately.

Just as Deke was thinking this, he saw a dark green tongue shoot out from the grass ahead, striking at one of the carriages.

He moved quickly, slashing out with a blast of Sword Qi.

Lin Mo acted at the same time, and a Blood-colored Sword Qi instantly flew out.

The tongue had already wrapped around the carriage, preparing to drag it back and swallow it whole.

The next moment, the dark green tongue was severed by the Blood-colored Sword Qi!

Deke’s Sword Qi followed right behind, carving a deep gash that tore through more than half its thickness.

As a Level 10 Warrior who was very close to Level 11, Deke’s strength was still quite formidable. If it weren’t for the bonuses from his various Professions and the Frost Dragon Scale Sword, Lin Mo’s power probably wouldn’t be much greater than his.

Of course, this was because his Warrior Profession was only Level 8, and he had only just reached it.

’If we were both Level 10, that would be a different story.’

The merchant caravan personnel on that carriage were terrified, and the convoy was finally forced to a halt.

"Let’s end this quick!"

The moment Lin Mo spoke, Feney’s BUFFs took effect. Hahn drew his bow and loosed an arrow charged with potent Qi and Blood, which buried itself in the attacking Rotting Giant Frog.

Deke had also dismounted and was now in front of the Demon. He slashed out with his Sword, the sharp blade landing on the Rotting Giant Frog’s slimy skin. After a moment of resistance, it instantly cut through.

"HAA—!"

Deke let out a great shout and exerted his strength again, managing to slice the giant frog clean in two.

"So strong!"

Luke, who could only watch from the sidelines, was dumbfounded.

’As a fellow Warrior, my strength is nothing compared to the captain’s...’

"Impressive."

Deke returned to the carriage with the spoils of war, and Lin Mo gave him a thumbs-up.

"Can’t let you do all the work..."

Deke said with a smile.

’But his mind flashed back to their simultaneous attack on the Rotting Giant Frog’s tongue.’

’Lin Mo’s Sword Qi hit first, and the result was clearly far more powerful than his own...’

’The part of the Rotting Giant Frog with the most Tenacity was its tongue, the very thing it relied on to survive.’

’Generally speaking, even for someone two or three Levels higher than it, it would be very difficult to sever its tongue directly.’

Deke’s own performance just now was a good example of this.

’This Rotting Giant Frog was about Level 8. He could sever its body, but he couldn’t sever its tongue—at best, he could only cut more than halfway through.’

’But Lin Mo’s strike had severed the entire tongue completely!’

’That power was simply absurd.’

’As expected of the man who could make a battle maniac like the commander call a truce.’

"Encountering Lord Level Demons one after another... isn’t this a bit abnormal?"

Lin Mo said with a frown, keeping watch on their surroundings.

"Indeed... and their strength is absurd. In the middle section of the Black Water Swamp, they should be extremely rare and powerful Demons."

Deke was also very worried. ’Was their luck just that bad, or had some unknown change occurred in the Blackwater Swamp?’

’At a time like this, I’d rather believe I’m just a jinx, because at least then I could hope for our luck to turn around.’

’If it was the latter, the situation would be much more complicated...’

However, just as they were growing worried, the rest of the journey became less difficult.

They continued to encounter quite a few Demons, but none were high Level, and not a single one was Lord Level.

Lin Mo finally had a moment to check his recent gains.

[Blood Qi Blade] Skill Level +60

First was the Level 8 Rotting Giant Frog from just now. Although Deke had delivered the killing blow, Lin Mo had dealt a crucial amount of damage, so he was certain to get the Skill Level points.

Then came the other Demons that followed.

[Meteor Sting] Skill Level +20

[Jump Slash] Skill Level +13

...

"In about half an hour, we’ll be reaching the most dangerous part of this mission."

Because they hadn’t run into any troublesome Demons for a while, Deke’s tone sounded a little more relaxed. "I hope the rest of the trip goes this smoothly."

Because they were rushing through the Blackwater Swamp, they hadn’t stopped for lunch, merely eating something simple on the way.

They were making better time than expected... It was only a little past two in the afternoon, and the stretch of road near the Core Area of the Blackwater Swamp was only about a half-hour journey.

In other words, if everything went smoothly, they could be out of this Swamp before four o’clock.

Then they would soon reach the main road, and the rest of the journey would be easy and pleasant.

Lin Mo didn’t say anything, just stared at the road ahead.

He had a bad feeling.

’The dangerous road, the person in the central carriage, the merchant caravan’s unknown plans...’

’No matter how you looked at it, it didn’t seem like things would go this smoothly!’

’Hopefully, it was all just me overthinking things.’

"Everyone, listen up! We’re about to enter the most critical part of this mission. Stay sharp and don’t let your guard down!"

Deke reminded them loudly, "Get through this toughest stretch, and this mission will basically be complete!"

The Adventurers all responded, everyone on high alert.

And in this tense atmosphere, the caravan began to turn, heading deeper into the Blackwater Swamp...

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