8: Chapter 8, second monster instantly levels you up to 30! ? You're a poet?

"-80!"

Another punch!

The Berserk Bear's head was knocked back, its massive body stumbling a step back.

Lin Mo followed like a shadow, his left fist swinging out immediately after, smashing heavily against its chest!

Bang!

"-80!"

"This punch is for being ugly!"

Bang!

"-80!"

"This punch is because your breath stinks!"

Bang!

"-80!"

In the silent, withered forest, only the monotonous yet scalp-numbing sounds of impact remained.

At first, the Berserk Bear counterattacked frantically, biting and ramming, trying to crush this annoying little speck into meat paste.

But all attacks landing on that person only resulted in a despair-inducing "-0".

Gradually, the Berserk Bear's movements slowed down.

Its counterattacks turned into struggles.

Its roars turned into wails.

In the end, it even gave up resisting, its massive body curled into a ball as it rolled on the ground in pain, trying to avoid those continuous iron fists.

This was too much bullying for a bear!

Who exactly is the monster here!?

High above in the sky.

Astride the Gryphon, Qin Lan had gone completely numb.

Countless possibilities flashed through Qin Lan's mind:

High-tier shield scrolls? A hidden defensive artifact? Or some unheard-of mutated talent?

But no matter the possibility, none could explain this absurd scene before her eyes!

A Level 17 Blank Slate Warrior, bare-handed, using an elite monster of the same level as a punching bag?

"This doesn't make sense... this absolutely doesn't make sense..."

Qin Lan muttered to herself, feeling the common sense of professionals she had built up over decades collapsing inch by inch.

Below, the battle was nearing its end.

The Berserk Bear's health bar had hit rock bottom; it lay weakly on the ground, without even the strength to lift its eyelids.

Lin Mo stood before it, shook his somewhat aching fists, and let out a long breath.

"Over forty punches, this really is manual labor."

He raised his right foot, aimed at the Berserk Bear's head, and stomped down decisively!

Crack!

Amidst the dull sound of bone fracturing, the final "-80" damage number floated up.

The massive body twitched violently once, then transformed into countless spots of light, dissipating into the air.

[Killed Level 17 Elite · Bloodthirsty Berserk Bear. Obtained base experience: 2,500 points.]

"Finally finished." Lin Mo grinned.

In the place where the Berserk Bear's corpse disappeared, two flashes of light flickered.

A piece of bear hide, and... a giant two-handed battle axe, dark red all over, emitting a faint blue luster!

[berserkers axe (Excellent/Blue Equipment)]

Level Requirement: 15

Strength: +80

Special Effect: Sturdy.

"A blue piece of gear dropped?"

Lin Mo's eyes lit up as he snatched the battle axe into his hand; it felt substantial.

Simple and crude attributes, plus the Sturdy effect—now he didn't have to worry about his weapon breaking easily.

"Perfect timing."

However, what he looked forward to even more right now was the upcoming experience settlement!

[Detected current experience multiplier: 27,000x!]

[Actual experience gained: 67,500,000 points!]

Sixty-seven million five hundred thousand experience!

This terrifying number transformed into a majestic yet gentle data stream, instantly washing through his entire body!

A series of prompts scrolled frantically across his retina!

[Ding! Level increased to 18.]

[Ding! Level increased to 19.]

[Ding! Level increased to 20.]

Lin Mo squeezed his eyes shut, feeling the terrifying power within him that seemed like it would burst him apart.

Cells were frantically dividing and reorganizing, bones were making thunderous cracking sounds, and mana was racing through his meridians like a flood breaking through a dam!

[Ding! Level increased to 25.]

[Ding! Level increased to 28.]

[Ding! Level increased to 30!]

[Current level has reached the First Class Advancement threshold. Please complete the class advancement quest to continue leveling; otherwise, excess experience will disappear!]

The wash of the data stream soon subsided.

Lin Mo stood in place and slowly opened his eyes.

The ordinary coarse cloth clothes on him billowed slightly, a faint jade-like luster seemed to flow on the surface of his skin, and deep in his eyes, there was an extra hint of heart-palpitating pressure!

Level 30!

Just by killing one elite monster, he had crossed over a dozen levels, being pushed directly to the Level 30 First Class Advancement threshold!

He gripped the berserkers axe in his hand and swung it casually through the air.

Whoosh—

The heavy axe blade actually brought about a sharp sonic boom!

Combined with the newly obtained free attribute points and the axe's bonus, his current Strength had already broken through a terrifying 390 points!

"Level 30 already?"

Lin Mo glanced at the tens of millions of overflowing experience points on his panel and shook his head helplessly.

"Too fast, it's almost like my lost youth."

If others heard this, they would probably be so angry they'd cough up blood and die on the spot.

Ordinary people work hard for three years as a starting point, struggling on the edge of life and death, and they still might not touch the threshold of Level 30.

He, on the other hand, had reached the cap in less than half a day after coming out!

The dissipating Level 30 aura spread out in all directions.

The surrounding monsters' average level was less than 20; sensing a Level 30 aura here, they scattered and fled one by one.

Above in the sky.

Qin Lan sat dazed in the saddle on the Gryphon's back, crystalline saliva sliding from the corner of her mouth without her noticing in the slightest.

"Again?!"

"This is impossible... an illusion... it's definitely an illusion..."

Qin Lan pinched her thigh hard; only when a piercing pain came through did she confirm she wasn't dreaming.

She took a deep breath and hurriedly pressed her communicator.

"Chen Rui! Chen Rui, can you hear me!"

Qin Lan's voice was more urgent than ever, even carrying a slight crack.

"Group Leader, I'm here. What's wrong? Did something happen to that kid?"

On the other end of the communicator, Chen Rui's voice was as steady as always.

"What did I tell you? The Level 1-5 zone is too much for a Blank Slate Warrior like him. Hurry up and bring him back; I can barely hold Su Xiaoli back on this end..."

"Shut up!"

Qin Lan interrupted him directly.

She stared fixedly at Lin Mo below, swallowed hard, and asked in a dry voice:

"Chen Rui, let me ask you a question. With your decade-plus of frontline experience, do you think..."

"Is it possible for a Level 0 Blank Slate Warrior who awakened less than a day ago, without any high-level carry or any experience scrolls, to rely solely on killing two monsters..."

Qin Lan paused, as if she herself felt the next words were too absurd,

"...to level up directly to 30?"

The other end of the communicator fell into a deathly silence.

It took a full ten seconds before Chen Rui's slightly mocking voice came through.

"Group Leader, have you been in the wind up there for too long? Has your cerebrospinal fluid dried up?"

"Level 30? In one day?"

"Never mind a Blank Slate Warrior; even if you let that Mythical Grade Su Xiaoli go solo, if she could reach Level 10 in a day, I'd write my name, Chen Rui, backwards!"

"Level 30? Absolutely impossible!"

"Unless the world is ending or the system has a bug!"

Chen Rui said categorically.

"What if... I saw it with my own eyes?"

Qin Lan's voice came through faintly.

"Then it means you're blind, Group Leader. I suggest you go to Priest Xi'er at headquarters to get your brain checked; I'll make an appointment for you."

Chen Rui retorted bluntly.

Qin Lan silently cut off the communication.

She looked at Lin Mo below, who was looking down and studying his system panel, and let out a bitter laugh.

Yeah, absolutely impossible.

If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, who would dare believe that such an existence, which defied all common sense, existed in this world?

"This kid... what secret is he hiding?"

Qin Lan's gaze had completely changed.

From the initial disregard and disdain, it had turned into intense shock and deep inquiry.

A Blocking Talent that could ignore an elite monster's attacks!

A terrifying leveling speed that could reach Level 30 in an instant!

How could a Blank Slate Warrior have any of this?

Just as Qin Lan was lost in thought, Lin Mo below suddenly raised his head, his gaze looking toward the Gryphon high in the sky.

The corner of his mouth curled into an arc as he raised the berserkers axe in his hand and waved it toward the sky.

"Provoking me a second time?"

Qin Lan's expression darkened.