Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
As the Divine Nation Guild players landed on the island, the Storm Guild was instantly surrounded.
"Divine Nation again!"
The Tyrant ground his teeth. The moment his gaze fell on Lin Mo, his face twisted viciously, as if he wanted to devour him whole.
Because his purpose in coming to find Black Night tonight was to use him to deal with Lin Mo.
And now, the person he had gone to such lengths to target was right in front of him.
Thinking of his severed finger, all because of Lin Mo, thinking of the boss's order, if Lin Mo didn't die, then he, the Tyrant, would, for a moment, there was only one desire in the Tyrant's mind, "I have to kill Rulebound."
But he knew: with Divine Nation protecting him, he would never be able to kill Lin Mo.
So, the Tyrant came up with a plan.
He shifted his gaze to Ling Xue beside Lin Mo.
The composed elegance in her eyes made the Tyrant immediately conclude, "You're the guild leader of Divine Nation?"
"How about we make a deal? Hand over Rulebound to me, and in the name of the Storm Guild leader, I guarantee that from now on, in the world of Divine Oracle, our Storm Guild will follow your Divine Nation's lead."
The Tyrant spoke with conviction, "I have 1,032 brothers under me! No matter how strong Rulebound is, he's still just one person."
"Between us, who can bring greater value to your Divine Nation, I don't think I need to spell it out, right?"
Just as the Tyrant was brimming with confidence, convinced that this plan would definitely work, and that Ming Yuexin, as a guild leader herself, would never pass up such a great opportunity to massively expand her forces, Ling Xue's beautiful eyes turned cold.
With utter disdain, she said, "Value?"
"Sorry, you don't even qualify to be compared with Rulebound."
At that moment, Lin Miaomiao also said angrily, "Sister Ling, this guy keeps pestering our Vice Guild Leader Lin Mo. He deserves to die!"
"Then kill them."
"Yes!"
With Ling Xue's command, all the elite players of the Divine Nation Guild launched an attack on the Storm Guild.
Having just gone through a fierce battle, the Storm Guild had already suffered heavy casualties, and their stamina was largely depleted.
Facing the fierce assault of Divine Nation's elite forces, they had no way to resist.
Amid screams and shouts, hundreds of Storm players were quickly wiped out.
The battle ended, yet Ling Xue still seemed unsatisfied.
Her eyes turned cold, "Pass down my order: from now on, in Divine Oracle, anyone who encounters members of the Storm Guild, kill them on sight."
"Yes!"
Clearly, after tonight's "test," Ling Xue's trust in Lin Mo had exceeded 100%.
Anyone who posed a threat to Lin Mo, she would eliminate without hesitation.
She intended to personally clear the path for Lin Mo and push him to the "Supreme".
At that moment, a report came from the front, "Guild Leader, Black Night has already left the island. The one traveling with him is an assassin. Before we landed, it was likely that assassin who helped him break out."
"Should we continue pursuing them in the direction they fled?"
"No need," Ling Xue said lightly, "Let them go."
At this moment, Ling Xue's focus was entirely on Lin Mo.
All her doubts and concerns had been dispelled.
She had already decided: tomorrow, she would officially initiate the first phase of the [Supreme] plan and begin fully training Lin Mo.
As long as Lin Mo was developed, what was a mere hidden class?
At this time, Ling Xue said to Lin Mo, "It's late. Get some rest early. I have a surprise for you tomorrow."
"What surprise?", Lin Mo asked.
This, he genuinely didn't know.
He could only assume it was a reward for passing tonight's test.
Ling Xue smiled faintly, "You'll find out tomorrow."
Lin Mo didn't press further.
He changed the subject, "By the way, I had Sun Yang lead a team to mine Blood Crystals at the Blood Mine. With a certain amount of Blood Crystals, you can trigger a hidden quest from the Miner Foreman · Lyle in Inferno City."
Lin Mo said to Ling Xue, "When the time comes, you can arrange that hidden quest."
Ling Xue looked surprised.
So Lin Mo had sent Sun Yang to mine not for personal gain, as she and He Xiao had previously assumed, but to uncover a hidden quest for the guild.
Ling Xue nodded, "Alright, I'll take care of it. You should rest well."
"Mm, I'll head back then."
After speaking, Lin Mo crushed a return scroll and turned into a beam of white light, disappearing from the island.
As soon as Lin Mo left, Lin Miaomiao stuck out her tongue, "Looks like we really judged a gentleman by petty standards."
"Sister Ling, now I fully support your Supreme Plan! Let's go all in! As long as we raise Lin Mo properly, in the future, our Divine Nation won't fear any powerful factions in Divine Oracle."
Zhao Jun: "+1."
He Xiao: "+1."
Zhao Jun: "Can you have an opinion of your own?"
He Xiao: "Fine, +10086!"
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On the other side, after returning to the city, Lin Mo didn't log off immediately.
Because once he logged off, he would lose connection with the clone.
He needed to stay online first and remotely control the clone to settle things on that side.
Lin Mo went to the tavern.
Through shared vision, he saw that the clone had already brought Black Night ashore.
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On the shore—
Thud!
Lu Ye suddenly knelt on one knee before Mo, bowing his head in submission, "Thank you, Boss Mo, for saving my daughter Nannan, and today for saving me from death."
Before meeting Mo in person, Lu Ye had imagined that the person who could casually provide five million to save his daughter's life might be some extravagant rich young master.
Or perhaps a big boss of a company or enterprise.
And he had thought then: no matter what the other party's identity was, or what they asked of him, he would willingly go through fire and water for them.
But he never expected that the person who had given his daughter a second life was also a lone swordsman wandering the world.
And one who valued loyalty so deeply, rescuing him from the Storm Guild's army.
At this moment, Lu Ye's heart burned with fervor and resolve.
"From today onward, I, Lu Ye, am willing to go through fire and water for Boss Mo, without hesitation."
After adjusting his appearance, Lin Mo's clone bore less than 10% resemblance to his real self, with a slight touch of Bard Pitt's features added in, combined with completely natural behavior, Lu Ye didn't notice in the slightest that the one standing before him was merely a clone of Lin Mo.
"No need to go through fire and water," Mo extended his right hand to Lu Ye and said, "I've never been able to stand seeing suffering in this world. Besides, you have the character and ability I value. From now on, I'll need your help, to carve out a domain in Divine Oracle."
Lu Ye grasped Mo's hand and stood up.
Beneath the heavy metal helmet, his gaze was firm, "Understood! I will do everything in my power to assist you, Boss Mo!"
One of the three top experts, finally secured.
Lin Mo felt deeply satisfied.
Lu Ye still carried a high amount of crime value.
Next, Lin Mo issued a command to the clone to take Lu Ye to grind off his crime value in the wild.
At the same time, Lin Mo took this opportunity to observe the clone's strength.
He had to admit, the clone's performance tonight had even shocked him.
With a full set of Tier-4 gold gear and all SSS-rank skills, the clone's strength was even greater than Lin Mo's.
Especially since assassins excelled in burst damage.
Without Piggy's protection, even Lin Mo might not be able to withstand a single strike from the clone.
After all, aside from a Tier-5 ring, the rest of Lin Mo's equipment was still only Tier-3 Toxic Set.
In addition, the clone's Ancestral-grade pet, Earthshaker · Tiger King, was incredibly powerful.
Lin Mo checked the Tiger King's talent.
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[King of Beasts] (Exclusive talent of Earthshaker · Tiger King)
— Quality: Ancestral Grade
— Effect 1: Tiger King's final attack power +100%
— Effect 2: Tiger King's final damage +50%
— Effect 3: Damage taken from other beast-type pets reduced by 50%.
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