As Lin Mo activated full combat mode, forcibly revealing his equipment effects, as well as his ID, level, and identity information, all the players from the Chasing Dreams studio on the scene were left dumbstruck.
Even passing players nearby couldn't help but feel utterly shocked.
"That guy! He actually dares to openly activate full combat mode?"
"According to Divine Oracle's settings, when a player activates full combat mode, no matter how many people they kill, they won't gain even 1 point of evil value. But once they die during it, they'll suffer a brutal punishment of level minus ten, and all equipped items will drop."
"And once full combat mode is activated, it can't be turned off for thirty minutes! Even if he's Blazing Ember City's number one on the Heavenly Rankings, isn't this way too reckless?"
"Wait! What color is his gear? Full gold gear?"
"Holy shit?"
On the field, the Chasing Dreams studio players looked at Lin Mo and felt their mouths go dry.
It wasn't just fear of Blazing Ember City's top-ranked powerhouse.
The top-tier gold-quality equipment radiating golden light all over Lin Mo's body made them insanely covetous.
"Brother Gang, I've got an idea…"
"If we kill Rulebound in full combat mode, all the gold gear on him will drop!"
"If we get those gold items, we'll be rich!"
"But he's the number one on the Heavenly Rankings! Can we really take him down?"
Wu Gang, his eyes filled with greed and desire, licked his lips.
"If we kill him and get all his gold gear, I'll become a rich man!"
"As long as I have money, Mengmeng won't leave me!"
As he spoke, a sharp glint flashed through Wu Gang's eyes.
He pointed at Lin Mo and shouted an order, "So what if he's number one on the Heavenly Rankings? He's still just one person! Brothers, get him!"
"Kill Rulebound! All the loot will be split evenly!"
The moment those words fell, endless plundering desire erupted in everyone's eyes.
"KILL!"
Along with a furious shout, dozens of archers around the area locked onto Lin Mo at the same time and launched a focused barrage.
More than a dozen players behind Wu Gang also charged at Lin Mo with weapons in hand.
The scene before them made Qin Feng unable to even look.
He hurriedly opened the [ZhuFeng] guild chat and panic-tagged everyone in the group, ["Everyone get to the south of Blazing Ember City right now! Hurry!"]
———
On the field, Lin Mo, under siege, stood quietly in place, calm and composed.
He let countless arrows rain down onto his body.
The next second, a large swath of blood-red damage numbers popped up above Lin Mo's head—
-1!
-9!
-13!
-1!
Buzz!
In an instant, everyone on the scene felt as if they'd been struck by lightning.
Only Lin Mo remained calm, as though this outcome had long been within his expectations.
Otherwise, he would never have rashly activated full combat mode.
After all, once he died, even though evolved gold equipment was automatically bound and couldn't drop in full combat mode, the level minus ten penalty was still something Lin Mo couldn't afford to bear.
It was simply because Lin Mo had already seen through the entire situation.
More than thirty opponents in total, and over two-thirds of them were archers.
And the archer's E-rank Ice Arrow only slowed targets and had no hard crowd-control effect.
Across the entire field, there was only one wizard who could pose a real threat to Lin Mo in the early stage.
Aside from that, everyone else amounted to zero control.
With no control, Lin Mo, clad in full gold gear with defense exceeding 500, was invincible.
"What?"
"His defense… is actually this high?"
Just as everyone stood there gaping at Lin Mo, the moment Lin Mo raised the Hero's Golden Bow, an icy aura burst forth from his body, and the surrounding temperature instantly plunged to freezing point.
SSS-rank, Ice Snow · Extreme Frost Grasp!
Whoosh!
An arrow gleaming with cold light froze the night and precisely struck [Chasing Dreams Youth], who had just raised his staff to cast a spell.
-5837!
[Ding~ You have killed player Chasing Dreams Youth. Under full combat mode, Evil Value +0!]
Whoosh!
White light flared as the only Level 12 wizard on the field who posed the greatest threat to Lin Mo was instantly killed.
Centered on the spot where Chasing Dreams Youth vanished.
Crash!
An Extreme Frost Domain with a diameter of 100 yards bloomed outward.
Including Wu Gang, more than a dozen Chasing Dreams studio players were all enveloped within the Extreme Frost Domain.
An all-around 88% slow effect made it feel as if their legs were shackled with hundred-pound iron chains, every step unbearably heavy.
The next second.
Whoosh!
Lin Mo fired another arrow.
SSS-rank, Heaven-Slaying · Seven-Star Volley!
Crash! Crash! Crash! Crash!
Within a golden pentagram formation, seven golden star arrows rained down at extreme speed, like thunder, piercing through the players trapped in the Extreme Frost Domain.
-1925 (Critical)!
-1898 (Critical)!
-1835 (Critical)!
Crash! Crash! Crash! Crash!
Seven consecutive beams of white light shot into the sky, illuminating the dark night.
Everyone on the scene felt chills down their spines. Their hearts raced. Their breathing turned ragged.
When they looked at Lin Mo again, there was no longer any greed in their eyes, only fear.
Even the onlookers at the perimeter couldn't help but suck in a sharp breath.
"Over five thousand damage! Damn! Is it really that insane? Worthy of Heavenly Rankings number one!"
"What was that skill just now? Holy shit, an AOE freeze? That's crazy!"
"Looks like the Chasing Dreams studio guys really ran into a wall this time!"
Whether in level, equipment, skill effects, or damage, Lin Mo stood before the Chasing Dreams studio players in an absolutely crushing, invincible posture.
In just an instant, the fear in their hearts reached its peak.
Wu Gang's legs went weak, and he almost dropped to his knees.
Knowing full well the vast, heaven-and-earth difference between enemy and himself, he instantly abandoned all resistance.
Lowering his posture and swallowing his pride, he asked Lin Mo, "Brother, what do you want?"
Lin Mo smiled faintly, "If you'd had this attitude earlier, wouldn't things have been easier?"
"I want the Heart of Shadow," As Lin Mo spoke those words, Wu Gang's heart jolted violently, shock and confusion flooding his mind.
'How does he know the Heart of Shadow is in my hands?'
'Could it be that this whole setup with that Qin guy wasn't to scam breach fees at all, but for this Heart of Shadow?'
'Trying to scam my Heart of Shadow? No chance!'
As if his bottom line had been touched, Wu Gang's attitude hardened again, "Dignified Heavenly Rankings number one, resorting to such despicable means just to snatch someone else's item?"
Lin Mo replied casually, "Don't think I don't know. You took this Heart of Shadow from someone else too."
Wu Gang immediately felt guilty.
As it turned out, Lin Mo was right.
Earlier today in the newbie village, the village's strong players had banded together and gone all out to kill the newbie village boss.
After that, Wu Gang seized the opportunity, led people in a sneak attack, killed the player who had slain the boss, and snatched this Heart of Shadow from them.
"T-that… so what?", Wu Gang said righteously, "It's in my hands now, so it's mine!"
Lin Mo didn't waste words and quoted a price directly, "Five thousand. Sell it to me."
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