Chapter 114: Abyss Monsters Have Great Cost-Performance Ratio
The smell of blood, roars, and flashing Bone Armor.
Lin Moyu found himself in the midst of a battlefield as soon as he exited the dungeon.
Several Abyss Hellhounds were biting at him constantly.
The dungeon entrance had completely changed from when he entered.
There were many dismembered limbs on the ground.
As far as he could see, Abyss Hellhounds were everywhere.
They had surrounded a large area around the dungeon entrance.
Several human teams were trapped, fighting for their lives.
An ice whip lashed out, knocking away the Hellhounds near Lin Moyu.
Then an arrow with a long light trail shot over.
The arrow landed on a Hellhound with a huge boom, blasting away several nearby Hellhounds.
"Young man, come over here quickly!"
Along with the voice, a cold sword light flashed by.
Another Hellhound was knocked flying.
The knight who had invited Lin Moyu earlier and his team fought their way to Lin Moyu.
Seeing Lin Moyu appear at the dungeon entrance and get attacked by Hellhounds, they rushed over without hesitation.
Lin Moyu had actually noticed them long ago, but was observing the battlefield.
One must know both oneself and the enemy to be victorious in every battle.
With Bone Armor and Damage Transfer, Lin Moyu could hardly be injured even if he stood still letting the Hellhounds attack.
He just didn’t expect someone to come "rescue" him after only a few seconds.
And it was the seven-star veteran knight who had invited him into the dungeon earlier.
He was a good person.
This was Lin Moyu’s first impression of him.
"Young man, don’t space out."
The veteran knight had charged in front of Lin Moyu, raising his shield to protect him.
His teammates followed closely - a mage, an archer, a support prophet, and an elder healer.
A very standard five-person team composition.
The elder glanced at Lin Moyu, "Not injured."
The knight sighed in relief, "That’s good."
"We’ll hold off the Hellhounds. You use a teleportation stone to return to the fortress quickly."
He didn’t ask how Lin Moyu survived coming out of the dungeon. Now wasn’t the time.
Lin Moyu asked, "What happened?"
"Those bastards in the Abyss released a bunch of wild dogs to surround us," the veteran said gravely, hatred for the Abyss in his words.
Lin Moyu asked, "Then why don’t you leave?"
With so many Hellhounds, they definitely couldn’t kill them all.
But if they wanted to leave, the Hellhounds would have trouble stopping them.
Lin Moyu could see these people had good equipment, strong skills, and excellent combat awareness.
Together, they were a very powerful team.
The team’s healer spoke up, "Several people who just came out of the dungeon were attacked, caught off guard and bitten to death."
"So our kind-hearted captain refuses to leave. He wants to save people."
There was a hint of teasing in the healer’s tone, but no worry.
She didn’t seem to take these Hellhounds seriously at all.
On her clothes was also a military badge, white with five shining stars.
The rest of the team was the same.
All veterans who had killed many Abyss monsters.
So they looked down on trash-tier Hellhounds.
The archer, mage and knight formed a battle circle, easily repelling the charging Hellhounds.
Screams came from afar. Someone was injured.
Light flashed in the archer’s eyes as he activated Eagle Eye to see clearly.
"It’s a Cherry Blossom Country team. Someone’s arm was bitten off."
"Just an arm, no problem. It can grow back."
As long as they didn’t die, high-level healers could regrow limbs after returning.
The key was not dying. Missing arms or legs didn’t matter.
After the Mermaid Island incident, Lin Moyu had no good feelings towards Cherry Blossom Country.
The prophet used a dungeon detection talisman. The results showed no one was left in the dungeon.
The knight’s expression changed slightly, "Let’s prepare to break out."
The prophet started buffing without a word.
There might be no time to buff later when breaking out.
They were ready to fight.
The healer lady glanced at Lin Moyu, "Why haven’t you returned to the fortress yet?"
Lin Moyu smiled lightly, "I still need to run the dungeon."
As he finished speaking, a gust of cold wind blew past, and many skeletons appeared before everyone.
The skeleton warriors joined the battle as soon as they appeared, their blades hacking at the Hellhounds.
The skeleton mages also cast spells.
Fire rained down, ice covered the ground.
Tornadoes blew Hellhounds into the air, constantly tearing at them.
Lightning bolts struck down repeatedly, blasting the Hellhounds’ flesh open.
"What the hell!"
"What’s going on!"
The team about to break out was startled.
How did so many skeletons suddenly appear?
The prophet buffing nearly choked, his skill forcibly interrupted.
Hellhounds had no control skills.
Before them, the skeleton warriors became merciless blade-wielders, hacking the Hellhounds to pieces.
Hellhounds died miserably one after another.
Everyone looked at Lin Moyu in shock, not knowing what to say.
Besides shock, there was only more shock.
Before these skeletons, the Hellhounds were no match at all.
Soon a large space was cleared around them.
"Stand behind me," Lin Moyu suddenly said softly.
"Why?"
They were confused, not understanding.
Lin Moyu said, "I’m going to use an area attack skill. I’m afraid of hurting you by accident."
They finally understood.
Lin Moyu became extremely mysterious in their eyes.
They stood behind Lin Moyu.
Lin Moyu raised his hand, locking onto a Hellhound corpse.
Skill: Corpse Explosion!
An explosion rang out.
The ground shook, body parts flew everywhere.
The explosion kicked up strong winds that howled as they blew past.
To their shock, a large area was completely cleared.
It was full of Hellhound corpses.
Then Lin Moyu walked forward. They hurriedly followed.
Every so often, Lin Moyu would use Corpse Explosion again.
The battle line advanced rapidly.
Large numbers of Hellhounds were killed. Lin Moyu’s military badge was flashing brightly.
When the number of dead Hellhounds reached 100, the first star appeared on it.
His communicator vibrated almost simultaneously.
"Military merits reached 100, promoted to one-star private, gained 1000 points, 5 contribution points."
Lin Moyu saw the message on his communicator.
So killing Abyss monsters and gaining military merits not only increased military rank.
It also gained Summer Capital University points and contribution points.
No wonder they said to come to the Elemental Battlefield to earn contribution points.
This was the reason.
The purpose of Summer Capital University was to cultivate excellent career holders for humanity.
If excellent career holders didn’t come to the Elemental Battlefield to kill Abyss monsters, were they supposed to be kept for retirement?
The corners of his mouth lifted slightly. 1000 contribution points should be secure.
Abyss monsters were good things, with great cost-performance ratio.
They provided experience, materials and items, plus military merits, points, and contribution points.
Nothing was lacking.
Lin Moyu thought that after completing Bai Yiyuan’s quest, he should just go kill Abyss monsters.
It would be a waste not to kill such good things.
He continued using Corpse Explosion. Each explosion meant many Hellhounds died.
In just a few minutes, Lin Moyu gained 100 military merits.
His military badge kept glowing, another star appearing on it.
Lin Moyu’s rank became two-star private.
His communicator vibrated again.
"Military merits reached 200, promoted to two-star private, gained 1000 points, 5 contribution points."
Increasing military rank wasn’t easy for others, but too simple for Lin Moyu.
He had single-handedly cleared two-thirds of the Hellhounds surrounding the dungeon.
The remaining ones were still attacking various human teams.
Lin Moyu no longer used Corpse Explosion freely.
The skill was powerful, but too likely to cause collateral damage.
Not collateral damage, but collateral killing.
The skeleton warriors charged over, chopping dogs like chopping meat. They killed one after another, the efficiency not low.
Soon all the Hellhounds were killed.
Military merits reached 272, just short of three stars.
A full 242 Hellhounds died by Lin Moyu’s hand.
The battle ended. Many people collapsed to the ground.
"Thank goodness, we’re finally saved."
"How did so many Hellhounds come? Is the Abyss launching another major attack?"
"You’re overthinking. It’s because there are too many of these wild dogs in the Abyss."
"Battles like this must be happening in more than just our location. There must be many across the Elemental Battlefield."
"I think the fortress troops might take action. Otherwise the Elemental Battlefield is too dangerous, practically impassable."
"Don’t think too much. Those who need healing should heal, those who need to return should return."
Some were injured, missing arms or legs.
They quickly used teleportation stones to return for healing.
The sooner they were treated, the better the effect.
Lin Moyu recalled his skeletons and walked back to the dungeon entrance.
The knight approached Lin Moyu with a smile, "Young man, let me introduce myself. I’m Shi Xing’an. Holy Knight, level 31, from Summer Capital University."
Lin Moyu said softly, "Lin Moyu, level 23, Necromancer, from Summer Capital University."
Hearing they were from the same school, Shi Xing’an’s smile grew, "So you’re a junior. Which year are you from?"
Lin Moyu glanced at the time. It was past midnight. "This year’s class. I just attended the opening ceremony yesterday."
What!
The shield in his hand unconsciously dropped to the ground with a clang.