Since Oracle opened, it had taken nearly two months for her to reach Level 72 and climb to this height, becoming the former number-one player on Starshine City's Heavenly Ranking and now fifth on Inferno City's Heavenly Ranking.
Once Lin Mo killed her with the SSS-grade magic scroll Instant Kill · Eternal Perdition, her level would drop to zero.
Two months of effort would be wiped out overnight.
Everything would have to start over from scratch.
Who wouldn't feel at least a little shaken by that?
Seeing fear in Ji Ningshuang's eyes, Lin Mo took the opportunity to say, "I know this Boss is your Godfather. You must have met him, and you know more about him than anyone else."
"You only need to tell me his name and identity."
"I'll investigate the rest myself. I won't betray you."
However, Lin Mo had ultimately underestimated the bond between Frost Dance and her Godfather.
Ji Ningshuang looked at Lin Mo and said coldly, "Don't say this is just a game."
"Even if this were reality, even if you held a knife to my neck, I would never betray my Godfather."
Lin Mo's gaze turned cold, "If that's the case, then there's nothing left to talk about."
The moment he finished speaking, Lin Mo crushed the SSS-grade magic scroll [Instant Kill · Eternal Perdition] in his hand, the next second, he personally shot Frost Dance, who had only 1 HP remaining, killing her.
"This Boss really does have quite a lot of charm. Frost Dance is actually willing to go this far for him, giving everything she has to him," Ning Xi sighed as she watched Frost Dance turn into white light and disappear.
Compared to that, what Lin Mo was more concerned about were the Boss's methods.
Because according to what he knew, the first class potential of Nether's SSS-grade hidden class Judge was the ability to kill and plunder talents. But the plundered talents were only temporary. Once the duration expired or the Judge died, the talents would return to their original owners.
Only if the talent holder died for real while their talent was being plundered would the Judge permanently retain the other party's talent.
Yet Nether had been killed by Lin Mo once in the dungeon last time, and he could still retain the core high-level talents A-grade Undead Summoning and A-grade Enhancement.
That proved one thing: the Boss had killed the original owners of those talents for real offline.
Such ruthlessness only made the killing intent in Lin Mo's heart grow stronger.
"Boss, I'd like to see how long you can keep hiding."
Even if the Boss could hide in reality for now, once Oracle descended upon the world a month later and the game devoured the real world, with everyone existing in the same Oracle world, where else could he hide?
This plan had been a great success.
Lin Mo had also used the "Boss" against himself. Through him, without spending a single brick, tile, soldier, or horse, he had easily obtained the four God-Refining Cauldron map fragments buried within the territories of the other four Beast Race secondary main cities.
The only loss should have been the 40 million deposit Wang Junjie had paid at the time to help Lin Mo hire the Heavenly Ranking players from those four main cities.
But those people had all been killed by the Boss's subordinates, the players of the Super God Guild.
This money could just be considered compensation for them.
Next, once Nether and Frost Dance told him what had happened, the Boss himself would probably be completely dumbfounded.
He had schemed against Lin Mo in every possible way, only to end up being schemed against by Lin Mo instead.
"I suppose the Boss's desire to kill me must be even stronger now, right?"
"Hurry up. Let me see what other methods you have."
"Otherwise, once a month passes, your room to maneuver will be cut in half."
So, Lin Mo put these thoughts aside for the time being.
His attention returned to the present.
Lin Mo looked back at the city not far away where the God-Refining Cauldron was sealed, holding the only pass needed to enter the city: the God-Sealing Map.
He couldn't help feeling delighted.
"I can finally get the God-Refining Cauldron!"
And the Snake Race treasure Ruyi had already been obtained through the Snake King Island secret realm.
"Next, as long as I get the God-Refining Cauldron, then go to the Divine Capital and use the Snake Race treasure Ruyi to open a channel to the Divine Pool and obtain Divine Water, I can combine the Divine Water with the God-Refining Cauldron and have Mo Chen reforge the exclusive equipment for the remaining six parts of the Divine Descent Seraph Angel · Siya."
Once the Divine Descent Seraph Angel · Siya obtained the complete exclusive equipment, the Eternal Set, Lin Mo planned to replace all of her skills with full damage skills and take the high-damage healer route.
Besides, these past few days had been spent leveling up Ah Li and clearing the Snake Race dungeon and Snake King Island secret realm.
Lin Mo's SSS-grade hidden class Ghost Monarch's advancement quest, Ghost Domain Conqueror, had also been put aside for quite some time.
"Once I get the Eternal Set for Siya, I can focus on the advancement quest."
"Then, after reaching the King rank, I'll go to the Divine Nation, the core territory of the Divine Race, and complete the S-grade hidden quest Heart Knot for the Divine Descent Seraph Angel · Siya."
"After that, I can fully prepare for the King Championship."
The champion reward of the King Championship was a Guild Creation Token, and Lin Mo had to get it.
Because he had to create the guild before Oracle descended upon the world.
Lin Mo held the God-Sealing Map and approached the city sealed by the barrier.
Whoosh!
As the God-Sealing Map in Lin Mo's hand turned into a beam of golden light and dispersed the barrier surrounding the city, Lin Mo and Ning Xi walked straight into the city.
This journey had been filled with obstacles and hardships.
All the difficult parts had already been overcome during the search for the God-Sealing Map.
So at this final step, things were instead easy.
After entering the city, they encountered no obstacles at all.
Lin Mo quickly found the God-Refining Cauldron inside a magic altar.
Although it was a Beast Race treasure, as a quest item, this God-Refining Cauldron, like the Snake Race treasure Ruyi, had no use for players.
After storing the God-Refining Cauldron in his inventory, Lin Mo and Ning Xi didn't immediately return to Inferno City to find Mo Chen.
Because they still lacked Divine Water before they could combine it with the God-Refining Cauldron to create the Eternal Set.
So, after leaving the city, the two immediately headed straight for the Divine Capital.
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[Inferno City]
[The Resurrection Spring]
Whoosh!
White light descended.
[Ding~ Player Nether, you have been affected by the kill effect of the SSS-grade magic scroll Instant Kill · Eternal Perdition. You will receive the following death penalty: Level reduced to 0, and EXP gain reduced by 90% for 72 hours!]
Nether accepted that he had lost.
But he didn't regret it.
For the sake of finding Chu Xinran, if he could do it again, he would still spare no cost to cripple Lin Mo.
Just as Nether was prepared to calmly accept the death penalty, another system notification suddenly sounded in his ears.
[Ding~ The Divine Artifact Skill Sacrifice for Righteousness has been triggered. Your death level-reduction penalty has been exempted!]
'What?'
Just as Nether looked at his status panel in utter shock and saw that his level was still 73 and had not been affected...
Whoosh!
Another beam of white light descended beside him.
Ji Ningshuang also revived from the spring.
But Nether saw with his own eyes that the level above Ji Ningshuang's head instantly dropped from Level 72 all the way down to 0.
[Ding~ Player Frost Dance, you have been affected by the kill effect of the SSS-grade magic scroll Instant Kill · Eternal Perdition. You will receive the following death penalty: Level reduced to 0, and EXP gain reduced by 90% for 72 hours!]
[Ding~ Player Frost Dance, the Divine Artifact Skill Sacrifice for Righteousness has taken effect. You will bear player Nether's death penalty: Level reduced to 0, and EXP gain reduced by 90% for 72 hours. (With the double penalty stacking, you will be affected by level reduction to zero, and EXP gain reduced by 99% for 72 hours!)]
Only then did Nether understand.
"You… transferred my death penalty onto yourself?"
"Why would you do this?"
Ji Ningshuang was upset and helpless.
"Crippling one is better than crippling both of us."
"What, are you touched?"
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