7: Chapter 7: Brutal Beating of a Stinky Bear with Fists
Lin Mo did not go deep inside immediately; instead, he opened his personal panel.
After reaching level 17, his skill bar finally lit up with a faint glimmer.
The first skill had appeared!
It is worth mentioning that in this world, skills are all comprehended through leveling up; there are no skill books everywhere.
This is also why job tiers are so important.
Powerful jobs naturally allow one to comprehend more powerful skills.
There are some rare items that can also allow people to comprehend skills, but such things are always hard to come by.
Lin Mo clicked on the panel, and a brand-new skill was lying there quietly.
[ Parry (Level 1) ]
[ Use a weapon to Parry enemy physical attacks within 0.5 seconds, reducing damage by 20% and reflecting 5% of physical damage. A perfect Parry has a chance to trigger target stiffness. ]
(For every level increased, damage reduction increases by 1%, and reflected damage increases by 0.5%)
[ Cooldown: 2 seconds ]
[ Cost: 30 Mana ]
If he were a Flame Warrior, Thunder Warrior, or something similar.
He might have comprehended flashy things like Flame Slash or Thunder Strike.
Unfortunately, he was just a very plain Blank Slate Warrior.
However, it was enough.
Talents require job advancement to upgrade, but skills can obtain their first advancement upon reaching level 100!
And after advancement, they will undergo a true qualitative change.
If he remembered his textbooks correctly, [ Parry ] would undergo a qualitative change at level 100—evolving from only being able to Parry physical attacks to Parrying all attribute attacks!
And the reflected damage would become true damage!
Just imagine it.
When his Parry damage immunity effect reaches 100%, that equals an invincibility frame every 2 seconds.
Anyone who plays melee heroes should deeply understand how insidious Diaochan is.
Moreover, what Lin Mo valued more was its damage reflection.
As long as the level is high enough, if you hit me once, I reflect 1000% true damage.
It was too hard to hold back; he couldn't stop the smile on his face.
Withdrawing his thoughts, Lin Mo had already crossed the dried-up riverbed.
On the opposite bank of the riverbed stood a broken red warning sign:
[ High-Risk Area: Territory of Level 15-20 monsters. Freshmen are strictly prohibited from entering! ]
High above in the sky, Qin Lan's expression changed instantly.
"Is he crazy?"
"High-level monsters do indeed yield more points, but compared to the danger, it is simply not worth it!"
Monsters above level 15 have their attributes grow exponentially, and they possess extremely strong territorial awareness and bloodthirsty instincts.
Even elite professionals of the same level, fully armed, can only break even with these monsters.
As a Blank Slate Warrior, even if he reached level 17, without any equipment, he had basically no combat power.
"Seeking his own death! Does he really think that just because he reached level 17, he is invincible?"
Qin Lan snorted coldly, but the corner of her mouth curled into a playful smile.
"This is also good; suffer a setback early, and be taken away by me early."
As long as Lin Mo is in danger, she will immediately teleport him back.
Save his life, and by the way, completely crush his ridiculous self-esteem.
Below, on the other side of the riverbed.
The smell of blood in the air suddenly became intense.
The scorched earth on the ground appeared dark red, and the surroundings were so quiet that even the sound of the wind had stalled.
"Thump."
"Thump."
Heavy footsteps came from the depths of the withered forest ahead.
The ground began to tremble slightly.
Lin Mo stopped his footsteps and looked up.
A behemoth nearly three meters tall crashed through the withered trees blocking the way and appeared in Lin Mo's field of vision.
It was a giant bear, its fur standing up like steel needles, its eyes scarlet, and disgusting meat scraps hanging from its huge bear paws.
[ Bloodthirsty Berserk Bear (Elite) ]
[ Level: 17 ]
[ Strength: 350 ]
[ Constitution: 200 ]
[ Speed: 180 ]
[ Spirit: 200 ]
HP: 3500 / 3500
Skills: Frenzied Bite, Ground-Shattering Strike
Lin Mo looked at the data popping up on his retina and felt a sense of boredom.
"Level 17, and that's it?"
The Berserk Bear looked down from a high position at this human who didn't even reach its waist, a flash of brutality in its scarlet eyes.
It lunged fiercely!
"Bang!"
The Berserk Bear's thick hind legs suddenly kicked and shattered the rock layer of the ground; its massive body, like an out-of-control heavy armored vehicle, rushed straight at Lin Mo with suffocating wind pressure!
The speed was too fast!
The ten-meter distance was covered in an instant.
It raised its millstone-sized right paw, the sharp claws tearing through the air with a shrill whistle, and struck down at his head!
High in the air, Qin Lan gripped the teleportation rune in her hand tightly.
"With his Level 17 HP! He can take 3 hits!"
"As long as he gets hit twice, I will immediately teleport him back."
The Berserk Bear's attack was exceptionally fierce; people who had never seen bloodshed might even be scared into immobility.
However, Lin Mo had no intention of dodging at all.
The Berserk Bear had 350 Strength.
His Blocking Talent reduced any damage by 5910 points.
Even if he stood still, this bear couldn't break his defense.
However, that would be too boring.
"Let's try out the new skill."
Lin Mo took a deep breath, gripped his iron sword with both hands, and his gaze was like a torch.
Observe the movement.
Judge the trajectory.
At the moment the bear claw was less than half a meter from his head, Lin Mo sank his waist, and the iron sword moved from bottom to top, precisely blocking horizontally in front of him.
[ Parry ]!
"Clang—!!!"
A circle of visible white air waves centered on the human and the bear, washing out in all directions!
The withered grass within ten meters was instantly shaken by the air waves, rustling loudly!
Immediately after, a crisp shattering sound rang out.
"Snap!"
Lin Mo was left with only a broken sword in his hand.
This Level 17 elite monster was forcibly pushed back one step.
"Damn it, what kind of junk did the camp issue?" Lin Mo complained speechlessly.
On the pale golden panel on his retina, the skill level of Parry was constantly jumping.
[ Parry successful! Gained 1 Parry experience point. ]
[ Current experience multiplier: 27,000 times! ]
[ Actual skill experience gained: 27,000 points! ]
54,000 experience points!
[ Ding! Parry skill leveled up to 2! ]
[ Ding! Parry skill leveled up to 3! ]
[ Ding! Parry skill leveled up to 4! ]
...
[ Ding! Level increased to 15! ]
[ Level 15 Parry: Use a weapon to Parry enemy physical attacks, reducing physical damage by 34% and reflecting 12% of physical damage. ]
Lin Mo widened his eyes.
Did it level up to 15 after just one Parry?
The effect of Old Gold forcibly increasing the experience gained to 1 point was working again.
If it were someone else, they would probably need to perform dozens of perfect Parries to get one point of experience.
But for him, as long as the effect was triggered, he would have at least one point of experience!
And then this 1 point of experience would be forcibly multiplied by 27,000 times by Old Gold!
It was simply too strong!
Hard work really doesn't lie!
The sweat left behind in the past will eventually give me a hundredfold return!
The Berserk Bear was pushed back.
The roar shattered the withered leaves all over the ground.
The broken piece of the sword clattered to the ground.
Lin Mo directly threw away the broken sword in his hand.
High above in the sky, Qin Lan clenched her fists.
The weapon is gone; now he should finally call for help, right?
Below.
After the Berserk Bear fell into a brief stiffness, it was furious.
The ant in front of it actually dared to resist it.
Its eyes were scarlet, and its muscles were bulging.
Skill [ Frenzied Bite ] activated.
The bloodthirsty maw lunged forward suddenly!
Lin Mo clenched his fist.
And stuffed it directly into its mouth!
Repeating the same trick!
Since the weapon was broken and he couldn't Parry, he would just not Parry.
In the sky, from Qin Lan's perspective.
"Again?!"
She let out a cry of disbelief.
"Does he not want his hand anymore!"
Her brain was working at high speed.
"Regardless, at the same level, the Berserk Bear is very difficult to kill him instantly, and a severed hand isn't impossible to reattach!"
Qin Lan was calculating the damage.
Holding the item in her hand, no matter what, she was confident she could save Lin Mo in time.
As long as there is still one breath left, he can be saved.
Below.
"Roar!!!"
The Berserk Bear howled in pain, spitting out a mouthful of broken teeth.
Above Lin Mo's head, a number floated up lightly.
"- 0"
This is the charm of the Blocking effect!
Just like how Lord Kai used to stand in the circle waiting for Diaochan to "scrub" him, what's wrong with me, Lin Mo, letting you take a bite?
For these Level 10+ monsters, even their ultimate moves only do seven or eight hundred damage at most.
In front of this outrageous Blocking value, they don't even qualify to force a deduction of HP!
Lin Mo pulled his right arm back suddenly, his muscles and veins bulging.
A straight punch, smashed out fiercely!
The air let out a dull sonic boom.
The fist slammed solidly into the Berserk Bear's soft abdomen.
"- 80!"
The Berserk Bear's defense was 100 points; Lin Mo had 180 points of Strength, so one punch dealt 80 points of damage.
The damage couldn't be called low, it was just pure "scraping".
However, it was enough.
Today, he was going to use these bare fists to give this elite monster a good "scraping"!