The Black Magician Elder repeated the same tactic, opening the battle by using Blood Fiend.
[Blood Fiend (A-rank): Refines Blood Worms from corpses.]
[Blood Worm (Level 50 Physical Normal Monster): Core skill: Blood Devour. It activates when a Blood Worm comes into contact with an enemy, sacrificing itself to deal damage equal to 10% of its maximum HP. It also activates passively when the Blood Worm dies, dealing damage equal to 10% of its maximum HP to its attacker.]
It was these Blood Worms that had forced Lin Mo and Ning Xi to retreat before, because there were simply too many of them.
And they attacked like suicide bugs.
They exploded the moment they touched someone, and they exploded when killed as well.
Each Blood Worm had 80,000 HP. One explosion dealt over 8,000 damage.
Even Lin Mo, who had Strong-Maned Pig take 90% of the damage for him, and Ning Xi, who had 90% damage reduction, couldn't withstand these Blood Worms.
Fortunately, their one and only counter had now arrived.
Rustle... Rustle... Rustle... Rustle...
Looking at the Blood Worms surging in from every direction under the Black Magician Elder's control.
Lin Mo said to Zhao Lingyun, "Ling'er, take off your weapon and rings. Control them."
Zhao Lingyun was very smart.
She instantly understood what Lin Mo meant.
Because if her damage was too high and she accidentally killed the Blood Worms, it would trigger their Blood Devour skill, causing her to be blown to death.
So Zhao Lingyun understood that Lin Mo wanted her to lower her attack power and control her damage, using only crowd control on the Blood Worms to limit their movements.
Without hesitation, Zhao Lingyun immediately unequipped the Tier 4 purple weapon Lin Mo had given her, along with the rings she was wearing.
The next moment, she began casting.
Looking at the dense swarm of Blood Worms surging in from every direction, if you said Lin Mo wasn't afraid, that would be a lie.
There were thousands upon thousands of Blood Worms surrounding them.
If this many Blood Worms couldn't be controlled and all rushed them together, even with Strong-Maned Pig taking ninety percent of the damage, it wouldn't matter.
Strong-Maned Pig and Lin Mo would die together.
And the last time, Lin Mo had already used up the resurrection mark granted by the Divine Descent Seraph Siya. He no longer had a resurrection.
If he died now, he would have to suffer the penalty of losing levels.
Fortunately, Zhao Lingyun was more than capable.
Just as the Blood Worms were about to reach the feet of the three of them.
Sheep Transformation!
As Zhao Lingyun completed the spell, combined with the SSS-rank talent Ever-Changing, in an instant, every Blood Worm approaching within a huge area around them was transformed into little lambs.
Immediately, the air filled with bleating.
The Blood Worms, now transformed into lambs, lost all their abilities, including Blood Devour, which they could no longer activate.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Lin Mo, Ning Xi, and Zhao Lingyun passed through the "flock."
Zhao Lingyun kept her next skill ready at all times.
Her control over timing was extremely precise.
D-rank Sheep Transformation lasted 2.2 seconds.
She waited until exactly 2.1 seconds had passed, when there was only 0.1 second left before the Blood Worms would break free of the transformation and return to normal.
Whoosh!
Zhao Lingyun cast Pig Transformation, instantly turning every Blood Worm around them into piglets.
The ability to transform everything within an enormous area in the blink of an eye left even Ning Xi stunned.
"What incredible battlefield control!"
"Of course," Lin Mo said, "It's an SS-rank talent second only to ours."
One had to know. Across the entire world, each country only had two or three people with SS-rank talents.
To be honest, Lin Mo was also tempted by Zhao Lingyun's SS-rank talent, Ever-Changing.
In fact, Zhao Lingyun's SS-rank talent was an upgraded version of Ironblood Ruthless's A-rank talent.
Ironblood Ruthless's talent allowed all single-target attacks to trigger single-target splash damage, so his ultimate could suppress two enemies at once.
Zhao Lingyun's was even more outrageous.
It ignored the splash target limit. As long as targets were within range, every single-target attack would trigger splash damage on all of them.
AoE skills were extremely rare in the world of Divine Oracle.
Combined with Ever-Changing's massive full-area splash effect.
If this talent belonged to Lin Mo, standing in the middle of a crowd, one casual SSS-rank skill would be equivalent to dozens or even hundreds of SSS-rank skills.
It would simply be an endless mowing machine.
But what impressed Lin Mo most about Zhao Lingyun was her control.
"Your control over skill cooldowns is pretty precise."
Zhao Lingyun looked a little embarrassed, "A poor student needs better tools..."
"I don't have talent, so I could only work harder than everyone else. That's why I've specialized a little in mechanics."
Watching Zhao Lingyun keep the entire battlefield under control.
The Blood Worms spent the whole time transformed into pigs, sheep, dogs, or cats.
Lin Mo said, "That's a lot more than a little."
"I'd say it's a whole lot!"
No wonder in his previous life, even though Zhao Ling'er had no talent in the early stages and was suppressed in every way, while also suffering Director Zhang's repeated betrayal, exploitation, and disgusting behavior.
Once her talent awakened later on, she still quickly became one of the top ten strongest players in the Dragon Nation server.
It wasn't only because of her SS-rank talent.
It was also because of all the sweat and effort she had put in over the years.
Thinking about how such a hardworking and talented girl had suffered that kind of inhuman treatment from Director Zhang in his previous life made it all the more regrettable.
Fortunately, now that Lin Mo had changed Zhao Lingyun's fate in this life, he would never let her repeat the tragedy of her previous life.
After removing her weapon and rings, Zhao Lingyun's skills dealt almost no damage. Even against the level 50 Blood Worms, it was insignificant.
So under Zhao Lingyun's battlefield control, no matter how many Blood Worms the Black Magician Elder summoned, they never had a chance to activate Blood Devour.
To Lin Mo, they no longer posed the slightest threat.
They easily crossed the worm-infested area.
Lin Mo arrived directly before the Black Magician Elder.
Looking at the level 70 Tier 5 Boss right in front of her, facing such a high-level Boss for the first time, Zhao Lingyun couldn't help feeling nervous.
Lin Mo's gaze remained calm.
As if what stood before him wasn't a Tier 5 Boss.
But just an ordinary monster.
"It's time to end this."
As he spoke, Lin Mo raised Illusory World: Wrath of Thunder.
Boom!
Lightning burst from his entire body.
The set skill Heaven-Shaking Thunder activated.
At the same time, the Divine Descent Seraph Siya raised her slender hand. As the Heart of Eternity on her wrist flowed with light, two SSS-rank buffs turned into golden radiance that enveloped Lin Mo.
Lin Mo's condition instantly reached its peak.
The next second, Lin Mo locked onto the Black Magician Elder.
Whoosh!
The first arrow, SSS-rank Judgment: Soul Devouring Arrow!
It summoned a barrier, pinning the Black Magician Elder in place, leaving him nowhere to escape.
Whoosh!
The second arrow, SSS-rank Armor Break: Heart-Piercing Arrow!
Maximum armor break. Increased damage taken!
Whoosh!
The third arrow, SSS-rank Ice and Snow: Grip of Extreme Cold!
Slow. Armor reduction!
Whoosh!
The fourth arrow, SSS-rank Tear: Sky-Shattering Arrow!
Percentage HP execution. Final harvest!
Within one second, Lin Mo unleashed a four-hit combo of SSS-rank skills that pierced through the Black Magician Elder, causing four crimson damage numbers to explode above his head.
-845,528 (Critical)!
-1,103,654 (Critical)!
-881,692 (Critical)!
-1,369,824 (Critical)!
The Black Magician Elder's HP bar of over 6 million instantly lost two-thirds.
Lin Mo stopped in time and looked at Ning Xi, "Xiao Xi, I'll leave the rest to you."
"Okay!"
Ning Xi gripped the Heaven-Defying Staff.
S-rank Dragon Command!
S-rank Fireball!
S-rank Ice Spike!
-683,658!
-663,452!
-659,999!
The remaining one-third of the Black Magician Elder's HP was instantly emptied.
Watching Lin Mo and Ning Xi work together to kill a level 70 Tier 5 Boss in just two seconds, Zhao Lingyun was so shocked that she began to doubt reality.