73: Chapter 72 On-site Job Change

The Dragon General spoke again, his voice coming from all directions.

"Lin Mo, you've finally arrived."

Hundreds of Dragon Attendants took a step forward simultaneously, forming a circle.

The air was filled with decaying dragon breath, and the blood-colored vortex at the end of the White Bone Wasteland began to spin faster.

Lin Mo stood in place, looking down at the black patterns spreading wildly across his right arm.

Then, he raised his head.

He wasn't looking at the Dragon General.

He was looking at the light screen in the air.

[Second Advancement Hell-Grade Class Advancement Dungeon — Bone Dragon Domain]

[Dungeon Participants: 1]

[Clear Condition: The one with the highest points obtains the class advancement qualification.]

[Current Point Ranking —]

[1st Place: Lin Mo | Points: 0]

[Congratulations, the sole participant.]

[You have met the clear conditions.]

[Class advancement rewards have been distributed, please check.]

On Lin Mo's retina, two lines of golden prompts popped up almost simultaneously.

[Obtained Second Advancement Item: undying heart (Mythical Grade)]

[Obtained Exclusive Awakening Item: Book of the War God · Volume 1 (Mythical Grade)]

The rewards were in hand.

Lin Mo blinked, and the expression on his face changed from guardedness to a subtle relaxation.

He even took a step back, leaned against a relatively intact giant rib, and crossed his arms over his chest.

He closed his eyes to rest.

The Dragon General stopped in his tracks.

He was very confused.

A prey surrounded by thirty Dragon Attendants and one Dragon General had, after looking at the light screen, leaned against a bone and struck a pose as if waiting for food delivery.

"What are you doing?"

The Dragon General's voice carried a hint of confusion.

"Waiting."

"Waiting for what?"

"Waiting for your performance."

Lin Mo yawned.

"It's not every day I run into a group of clowns, so naturally, I have to enjoy your performance."

The Dragon General was silent for three seconds.

Then, he laughed.

The laughter echoed across the White Bone Wasteland, carrying a mockery that came from the very marrow of his bones.

"What do you think... we are?"

The Dragon General raised his right hand.

Above his name, a massive icon lit up.

[LV.999 · Dungeon BOSS · Dragon General · Jie Yuan]

The bright red BOSS label was as piercing as a ball of fire.

Level 999.

Lin Mo's eyes widened, seemingly shocked by his level for a moment.

"The last useless Dragon Attendant was indeed counted as a participant by your human dungeon rules."

The Dragon General's voice returned to calmness.

"But after the second advancement, the rules changed."

"Second advancement dungeons no longer restrict the level cap; the levels of all creatures can increase infinitely."

"And we—" The Dragon General spread his arms, gesturing to the thirty Dragon Attendants behind him.

"Are the natives of this space."

"Monsters of the dungeon."

"We are not bound by the participant rules; even after the second advancement, we can still remain here."

So they didn't take up any slots.

That was why the dungeon displayed only one participant.

That was why the clear conditions were met instantly.

Because from the very beginning, the people of the Dragon Temple were not on the competition list.

They were part of the dungeon.

Lin Mo looked at that Level 999 BOSS label and said nothing.

No level limit after the second advancement?

Wouldn't that mean he was about to take off completely?

The Dragon General thought he was in fear.

"Afraid?"

"No."

Lin Mo shook his head, his tone sincere.

"I'm calculating how much experience you're worth."

The Dragon General's smile froze for a moment.

The next second, he clenched one hand into a fist and slammed it violently into the ground.

Boom!

The White Bone Wasteland exploded.

Countless cracks spread from beneath the Dragon General's feet to the horizon, and dense swarms of dragon beasts surged out from the fissures.

Winged Shadow Flying Dragonss obscured the blood-colored sky.

Mountain-sized Bone-Armored Giant Dragons emerged from the ground.

Hordes of Dragon-kin Beast Soldiers covered the entire wasteland.

Those flying in the sky.

Those running on the ground.

There were so many that the end was nowhere in sight.

System prompts flooded out like a scrolling screen.

[Dungeon Event Triggered: Dragon Beast Legion — Infinite Summoning]

[Dragon Beast Level: 100-500]

[Quantity: No Upper Limit]

The Dragon General stood at the very front of the dragon beast army, looking down at Lin Mo.

What he loved most was the expression of helplessness on others' faces when facing despair!

"You're strong?"

His tone was like stating a fact.

"But you should know, in the outside world, one relies on power and influence!"

The Dragon General reached out, and a pitch-black brand appeared in his palm.

The brand was shaped like a curled-up dragon, emitting a decaying aura.

"This is the Servant Brand."

The Dragon General's voice turned cold.

"Accept it, and you may live."

"Become the property of the Dragon Temple, and use your talent and that Overlord beside you to exchange for a chance at survival."

"Your mental strength is high; you're more than qualified to be a loyal dog."

"Refuse—"

Killing intent flashed in his eyes.

"We have raised endless dragon beasts on this wasteland! You will be gnawed by these beasts until not even your bones remain."

The wind on the White Bone Wasteland stopped.

The gazes of countless dragon beasts converged on Lin Mo.

The law fluctuations of the Dragon Attendants were released simultaneously, causing space itself to warp.

Pressure.

Destruction-level pressure.

A pressure sufficient to cause any professional below the third advancement to suffer a mental breakdown on the spot.

Lin Mo leaned against the rib, his head lowered.

His expression was unreadable.

The Dragon General thought he was hesitating.

"Make your choice, human."

Lin Mo moved.

He straightened up from the rib.

His right hand reached into his spatial backpack.

What he pulled out was not a weapon.

It was two items.

A heart-shaped crystal emitting a faint blue glow—the undying heart.

A simple, ancient book with a battleaxe and a sword carved on its cover—Book of the War God · Volume 1.

The Dragon General smiled in surprise and spoke.

"What are you doing? You don't actually plan to advance your class and level up here, do you?"

"Even if I give you time to level up, just how many levels could you possibly gain?"

The Dragon Attendants also let out sinister laughs, as if mocking Lin Mo's overestimation of his own abilities.

"This kid has probably gone mad."

"Maybe he's turned into an idiot!"

Lin Mo ignored them.

But the curve of his lips grew wider and wider!

He pressed the undying heart against his chest.

Buzz—

A low roar exploded from within Lin Mo's body.

A pillar of pure white light shot up from his body, piercing through the blood-colored sky.

[Detected Class Advancement Item: undying heart (Mythical Grade)]

[Proceed with the Second Advancement?]

"Proceed."

A single word.

The white light intensified tenfold.

[Second Advancement in progress...]

[Talent "Magic Armor" is evolving...]

[Experience multiplier is being recalculated...]

[Current Experience Multiplier: 1,000,000x × 10 = 10,000,000x]

[Level-up Experience Multiplier: 100,000x × 10 = 1,000,000x]

Within the pillar of light, Lin Mo slowly opened his eyes.

He looked at the Level 999 Dragon General before him.

He looked at the overwhelming army of dragon beasts.

Then, he laughed wantonly.

It wasn't mockery.

It wasn't madness.

It was a pure joy, as if a door to a new world had been opened.

10,000,000x experience.

Level 999 BOSS.

Infinitely respawning dragon beasts.

How was this an encirclement by the Dragon Temple?

This was clearly something the system had tailor-made for him—

A super experience pool.

"Servant Brand?"

Lin Mo stepped out from the white light and lifted his Platinum Longsword.

The tip of the sword pointed at the Dragon General.

"You've got it backward."

"From now on—"

"All of you are my servants."

The Dragon General's face turned ashen.

Meanwhile, Lin Mo's right hand had already flipped to the first page of the Book of the War God.

On the page, a line of large golden characters was slowly emerging:

[Awakened Exclusive Skill: Body of the War God]

The light was too intense, and the characters following were not yet fully visible.