Chapter 17: Blocking Badge
[Killed Level 10 Goblin Patrol, Experience +300]
[Killed Level 11 Goblin Soldier, Experience +350]
[Obtained Goblin Bone]
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Notifications flooded in like a bullet screen, and experience rapidly increased.
44 Bronze-rank skeleton warriors were killing monsters in the forest.
With the skill upgrade, Lin Moyu once again enjoyed the feeling of one-shot kills.
These Bronze-rank skeleton warriors could kill level 10 and 11 goblin monsters in one hit.
Efficiency increased again, but from level 10 onwards, the experience required for leveling up increased by nearly 3 times.
Leveling became slower and slower.
At this rate, Lin Moyu needed to kill at least 5000 goblins to level up once.
The tireless skeleton warriors kept killing, but it still wasn’t quite enough.
By nightfall, Lin Moyu was still 30% short of reaching level 11.
Lin Moyu lit a campfire in the forest and ate food he had brought from home.
He didn’t plan to go back, as time was limited and couldn’t be wasted on travel.
"At this leveling speed, I should reach level 13 tomorrow. It’s unclear if I can reach level 15 the day after."
"After level 15, the leveling speed will slow down further, and I need to leave a day to return. So I can probably reach level 16 at most."
"How did sister level up back then? Her leveling speed couldn’t have been faster than mine."
"Sister was a rare career Elf Summoner, her leveling speed should be similar to Xia Xue’s."
"I must be overlooking something."
Lin Moyu pondered, thinking about the knowledge he learned in school and combining it with Lin Mohan’s actions at the time.
Suddenly, he realized something.
The West Sea Mine Dungeon.
"Did sister team up with others to clear the dungeon?"
"And it must have been at least Nightmare difficulty."
"Nightmare dungeons are full of enhanced elite monsters, which surely give a lot of experience."
"That’s why sister came back injured and had been healed by someone."
"Yes, it must be like this."
Lin Moyu clenched his fist, feeling confident in his guess.
"I’ll check it out tomorrow."
He made up his mind.
As the night deepened, monsters within a 500-meter radius around him had been cleared.
The skeleton warriors hid in the darkness while he began to meditate.
With 44 skeleton warriors protecting him and his passive skill, he didn’t need to worry about safety.
The forest at night wasn’t completely quiet. Occasional wolf howls could be heard from afar.
The rustling of leaves in the wind added an eerie, scary atmosphere.
The temperature where Lin Moyu was located was lower than other places, as the presence of skeleton warriors turned the night wind into a chilly breeze.
At midnight, a skeleton warrior suddenly sent an alert, waking Lin Moyu from his meditation.
The skeleton warriors had detected someone approaching his position.
"Is it a career professional coming to level up?"
"There aren’t many people who come to the forest to level up at midnight. Could they be lost?"
Lin Moyu didn’t move but became alert.
Outside, one should never let their guard down.
The campfire served as the best guiding light in the night.
Soon, the person appeared in Lin Moyu’s sight.
"It’s her."
Lin Moyu had seen her in the afternoon, the fleeing black-clad person.
"Excuse me, do you have any food?"
The black-clad person’s voice was pleasant.
Her large eyes were bright and clear in the firelight.
Lin Moyu took out a sweet potato and handed it over.
The only food he had prepared was sweet potatoes and some water.
The black-clad person didn’t complain. She removed her mask and began eating large bites, clearly very hungry.
Behind the mask was a delicate, pretty face. She looked only about 18 or 19 years old, exuding youthful energy.
Lin Moyu didn’t use Detection, as using it on strangers was impolite and could even provoke hostility.
"Than..."
Before she could finish the word, she started coughing violently.
She had been trying to eat and talk at the same time and choked.
Lin Moyu handed her a bottle of water.
The black-clad person drank a few sips and finally caught her breath.
"Thank you."
She finally managed to speak clearly. Lin Moyu just nodded slightly to indicate it was nothing.
The black-clad person ate the sweet potato bite by bite. Lin Moyu didn’t ask anything, and the atmosphere fell into an awkward silence.
She didn’t eat quickly, her movements were graceful.
While eating, her beautiful eyes occasionally glanced at Lin Moyu, flickering with a faint light, her thoughts unknown.
After finishing, she finally spoke, "What’s your name?"
Seeing Lin Moyu didn’t answer, she continued, "Don’t like talking? How about this, let’s use Detection on each other."
Lin Moyu thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement.
Their fingertips glowed simultaneously as they used Detection on each other.
Lin Moyu was stunned. The Detection failed, and he didn’t get any information.
The black-clad person suddenly giggled, looking triumphant, "Hehe, you didn’t get anything, did you?"
"So your name is Lin Moyu, level 10, and your career is... Necromancer? I’ve never heard of this career, how strange."
"This afternoon, I saw something like a skeleton beside you. Is that your summon? Undead summons are rare."
She suddenly became talkative, one sentence after another.
"Why aren’t you talking? Don’t tell me you’re mute, you don’t look like it."
Lin Moyu looked at her and asked calmly, "Why?"
She looked as if she had discovered a new continent, her face full of surprise, "So you really can talk!"
"Why?" Lin Moyu looked at her and asked again.
She kept smiling, "You mean why the Detection failed? Because of this."
She took out an item that looked like a badge, "This is called a Blocking Badge. As long as you wear it, anyone whose level isn’t 10 levels higher than yours will fail when using Detection on you."
She put away the Blocking Badge, "Now try using Detection on me again."
Lin Moyu nodded and cast Detection.
This time it worked.
[Ning Yiyi, Level 19, Shadow Assassin.]
A cool breeze blew by, and Ning Yiyi’s smile instantly disappeared. Lin Moyu also looked to the side.