Chapter 14

Translator: Daoist6fubtiW

The night was still long. Lin Mo lay in bed and flipped through the black market.

He was very envious of these passive skills, especially those that increased attack power or skill amplification. These passive skills were especially expensive. Even Bronze Rank would cost millions of gold coins. As for passive skills above Silver Rank, they were even more practical. They easily cost tens of millions or hundreds of millions.

“No wonder Dad and Mom can’t save up.” Lin Mo smiled bitterly. After all, his family was made up of two professionals, but in the end, they had no savings. It was enough to prove that professionals were not as glorious as they looked on the surface.

The two days of the college entrance examination passed very quickly. Early in the morning, Lin Mo returned to school to attend the last course before graduation.

In the classroom, the students were both happy and worried about their college entrance examination results. Some had obtained an A grade score and had the chance to enter a first-rate university, while others had attempted two rounds of instance dungeons and obtained a C grade score, only entering second-rate universities.

With Lin Mo’s appearance, he instantly became the focus of the class.

“Lin Mo, did you watch the television? You’re the top scorer in Northern City this year!”

“Oh my god, you can even play with a Black Iron Rank talent and become the top scorer. If I give you a Gold Rank talent, wouldn’t it be heaven-defying?”

“…”

For the entire Northern City, the college entrance examination was undoubtedly the most important day.

Lin Mo’s name could be said to be a household name, but most people were skeptical of Lin Mo’s results.

However, Lin Mo did not have to go out to work during the hard-earned vacation. He slept at home for two days and did not care about these things at all.

It was indeed quite amazing to clear the dungeon alone and obtain an SSS-rank score. However, this matter did not receive the attention of the entire country. Because Northern City was only a small city, it could not even be considered a third-tier city. As a newbie dungeon for the examination, it was also lower than other cities. The only highlight was the solo game.

“Lin Mo, why didn’t I realize that you were so strong before?” A young man in a long black robe walked up to Lin Mo and asked suspiciously, “Do you want to spar with me and let me understand your combat skills?”

While the entire Northern City was shocked by Lin Mo’s results, someone pointed out that there was an error in the ranking system. There were many voices like this.

Northern City quickly sent out a notice to confirm that there were no other factors interfering with the dungeon and that Lin Mo’s results were valid. However, as classmates who had spent three years together, the black-robed youth clearly did not believe that Lin Mo had the ability to do so! He wanted to verify it personally.

Lin Mo shrugged and smiled. “Not interested.”

“Are you scared?”

The black-robed youth raised his eyebrows and sneered, “Just one match. If you win, I’ll give you 100,000 gold coins. I, Lu Bu, lack everything except money! ”

Lu Bu was a well-known rich second-generation heir in his class. His parents were businessmen in Northern City and owned three commercial streets.

He was usually sloppy, but his talent was not bad. On the day of awakening, he obtained a gold-grade talent and changed his profession to an assassin.

When the surrounding students heard this, they were extremely excited. They were also very curious about Lin Mo’s strength to be able to obtain an SSS-rank dungeon score with his Black Iron Rank talent.

Under everyone’s gaze, Lin Mo smiled helplessly.

“It’s not about money.”

“200,000!”

Lu Bu raised the bid again and said confidently, “I know your family background. If you lose, I’ll give it all to you!” In his eyes, Lin Mo was just a fool who only knew how to study. He had often teased Lin Mo with this. Now that he had undergone such a drastic change and had become a genius warrior who had turned the tide in the eyes of countless students in the school, Lu Bu could not sit still at all!

“Do you really want to fight me that badly? Warriors can’t compare to assassins in one-on-one combat in the early stages,” Lin Mo said, deliberately lowering his stance.

Although he said that, Lin Mo was actually quite tempted by the 200,000 yuan that Lu Bu had promised.

Lu Bu was so generous. Let alone 200,000 gold coins, even if it was 100,000 gold coins, with the profits obtained from the iron-level dungeon, it would take at least a dozen times to obtain that many gold coins.

Based on his understanding of Lu Bu, as long as he showed weakness, he would definitely continue to raise the stakes! Lin Mo naturally wouldn’t reject a rich second-generation heir who came to give him money.

The surrounding students expressed their agreement.

“Indeed. Assassins are already powerful in the early stages of a duel.”

“In my opinion, it’s normal for Lin Mo to not agree. If the assassin had intended to do so, the warrior wouldn’t have been able to get close at all and would have been exhausted to death.”

“Lu Bu, don’t make things difficult for Lin Mo. If you don’t listen to me and study hard, how can a warrior fight an assassin?”

“…..”

Hearing this, Lu Bu’s expression remained unchanged as he sneered at Lin Mo. Of course, he knew that an assassin had a huge advantage over a warrior. That was why he dared to spend a lot of money to try and provoke a showdown with Lin Mo.

So what if he was the top scorer? As long as he defeated Lin Mo, he would be stronger than the top scorer!

Lin Mo also knew what Lu Bu was planning, so he smiled without saying a word.

“500,000!” Lu Bu shouted with narrowed eyes, “If you win, it’s yours. If you lose, I don’t want a single cent from you!”

As soon as he said this, the students beside him were slightly tempted.

500,000 gold coins was a huge temptation for most people. Most importantly, there was no punishment for losing.

“Since you insist on competing, I’ll reluctantly accompany you this time.” Lin Mo pretended to be helpless and followed Lu Bu to the school’s dueling dungeon.

Before entering, Lu Bu whispered to his lackey, “Spread the news. The bigger the commotion, the better!”

“What if you lose? Lin Mo is Northern City’s top scholar,” the lackey said softly.

“Bullsh * t!” Lu Bu scolded, “No matter how powerful he is, can he even get close to me?”

In a one-on-one fight between a Warrior and an Assassin, there was absolutely no turning point in the early stages. Only after the various attributes of the Warriors were enhanced in the later stages could they use the advantage of their skills to counter the flexibility of the Assassins.

“I’ll go in first.” Lin Mo left behind this sentence and then disappeared from the spot through the light screen of the battle dungeon.

Lu Bu followed closely behind.

Battle dungeons were places where students trained on a daily basis. Whether it was their levels or attributes, they would be forced to balance on the same level. Lin Mo checked his information and realized that his level had been reduced to level 5. It meant that he belonged to the higher side and was forcefully suppressed.

Level attributes would be suppressed, but skills would not.

“Are you ready?”

“I’m ready.”

Both sides pressed the button to get ready, and a three-second countdown appeared in their vision.

The moment the number hit zero, Lu Bu immediately switched out his equipment and released the Assassin skill, Gale Steps. The sharp dagger in his hand rushed towards Lin Mo.

Lin Mo, on the other hand, did not move at all. He took out his battle flag and shield to protect himself.

But Lu Bu was not an idiot. The moment he got close to Lin Mo, he turned around with extremely agile steps and the dagger landed directly on Lin Mo’s waist.

“We’re done for!” Outside the instance dungeon, a female student covered her face and said,” I knew it! Warriors can’t fight Assassins! Early-stage Assassins are too shameless! ”

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