16: Chapter 16: Experience Points Grow Like Crazy! I Can't Hold Back My Laughter!
At the center of the beast tide, the smell of blood was sickeningly thick.
But Lin Mo felt this scent was even more enchanting than high-end perfume.
He put away his berserkers axe and Boar Tooth Longsword, casually wiping the blood on the axe face against his pant leg.
With these three hundred-plus free laborers serving him, he didn't want to work too hard anymore.
He looked up and surveyed his surroundings.
All he saw were scarlet eyes, interlocking fangs, and dripping saliva.
Lin Mo ignored the several Demonic Wasteland Wolves biting his thighs, his gaze passing over the monster pack to lock onto a relatively flat cyan boulder nearby.
"Right there."
He set off.
Just as his foot hit the ground, two Level 15 Berserk Giant Lizards slammed into him from both sides.
Bang! Bang!
Amidst the dull thuds, the giant lizards' hard skulls caved in visibly.
"-0!"
"-0!"
The massive recoil sent the two giant lizards flying over ten meters, snapping three or four withered trees.
Lin Mo didn't even sway.
He walked to the cyan boulder, turned, and sat down quite naturally.
Crossing his legs and interlacing his hands behind his head, he even stretched comfortably.
His posture was exactly like an old man sunbathing on a beach chair.
"Roar—!"
The beast pack was completely enraged by this disregard.
A row of Steel-Needle Porcupines at the very front shook violently, firing hundreds of pitch-black spikes like a torrential rain.
Clang, clang!
The crisp sounds of metal clashing blended together.
The spikes hit Lin Mo's skin without leaving even a white mark, snapping and falling to the ground.
The demonic wolves and giant lizards from behind surged forward like a tide, instantly submerging the boulder and Lin Mo completely.
Claw strikes, bites, tail swipes, and venom breath.
Colorful attack effects and dull thuds of physical impact mixed together.
Lin Mo, on the boulder, closed his eyes.
On his retina, pale gold system notifications were scrolling frantically at a dizzying speed.
[Attacked, Block triggered! Experience +40,000!]
[Attacked, Block triggered! Experience +40,000!]
[Attacked, Block triggered! Experience +40,000!]
[Ding! Blocking Talent leveled up!]
[...]
The notification sounds were like an emotionless money-printing machine, popping up dozens of times per second.
The numbers on the experience bar were skyrocketing at an exaggerated rate.
"Pfft..."
Lin Mo suddenly bit his lower lip.
No, I can't laugh out loud.
Qin Lan is still watching; laughing like a maniac in a place like this would be too insane.
He pursed his lips tightly, the muscles in his cheeks twitching slightly from the effort.
A Wasteland Wolf that had just approached to gnaw on his nose froze, startled by this sudden, eerie expression.
The next second, the Wasteland Wolf bit down on Lin Mo's forehead.
"Crack."
Wolf teeth shattered all over the ground.
[Block Experience +40,000!]
Lin Mo's shoulders began to shake uncontrollably.
He covered his face with his hands, buried his head in his knees, and let out an extremely suppressed "giggle" from his throat.
This feeling was simply too incredible.
Under the 40,000-fold experience multiplier, his talent experience was soaring!
If he had to grind it himself, who knows how exhausting it would be.
But now, he had over 300 free laborers working tirelessly to help him level up!!!
...
Two kilometers away, on a reverse slope.
The rustling of the wind through the withered grass sounded exceptionally piercing at this moment.
The four members of Chu Tiankuo's squad maintained their stiff postures, not moving an inch for a full five minutes.
On the cracked tablet screen, the footage transmitted back by the drone was still clear.
The mound formed by hundreds of monsters was still surging frantically.
From the center of the monsters, a hair-raising muffled laughter could faintly be heard.
The binoculars in Monkey's hand dropped straight to the ground.
He didn't pick them up, but slowly turned his head to look at Chu Tiankuo, his face as pale as a corpse's.
"Brother Chu..."
Monkey's teeth were chattering, making a clicking sound.
"He... he's laughing..."
"Who?"
The Shield Fighter swallowed hard, his voice dry.
"Lin Mo."
Monkey pointed at the tablet screen, his finger shaking as if electrified.
"Those monsters are biting him, but not only is he not losing health, he's laughing! His shoulders are shaking from laughing!"
Chu Tiankuo's eyes twitched violently.
He suddenly crouched down, grabbed the shattered tablet, and stared intently at the screen.
Because the drone was so close, its audio equipment clearly captured the sounds from below.
"Crunch!"
That was the sound of monster bones snapping from the recoil.
"Giggle, giggle..."
That was Lin Mo's uncontrollable laughter.
These two sounds intertwined, making one's scalp tingle more than any horror movie in the world.
"This is impossible!"
The Shield Fighter clutched his head, retreating in a breakdown.
"Even a Level 50 Paladin couldn't possibly tank hundreds of monsters with just their physical body! He doesn't even have equipment! He's a Blank Slate Warrior!"
"Retreat."
Chu Tiankuo stood up abruptly.
His voice was low, but it carried an undisguisable panic.
"Brother Chu, we're not watching anymore?"
Monkey was stunned for a moment.
"Watch my ass!"
Chu Tiankuo ripped off the badge on his chest, slammed the tablet onto the ground, and crushed it under his foot.
"Plan canceled! Leave here immediately!"
His mind was a mess right now.
How was this some gigolo living off a woman?
This was clearly a monster in human skin!
Plot against him?
Chu Tiankuo felt he had used up a lifetime's worth of stupidity today.
Once Lin Mo realized what was happening, even if all of them so-called geniuses combined, they would be no match for him!
They... weren't from the same world!
"Erase all traces! Mingle with other leveling teams and pretend nothing happened!"
Chu Tiankuo spoke rapidly, leading the sprint back.
"We absolutely cannot let him find out it was us!"
"Today's events—everyone, keep them buried in your stomachs!"
Like stray dogs, the four of them plunged into the depths of the wasteland without looking back.
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