From the very beginning, Lin Mo joined the Divine Nation Guild for one reason only: to use them to solve his immediate troubles.
Although his goal had now been achieved, he still could not just walk away from Divine Nation.
Because based on his understanding of Mingyue Xin in his previous life, that was Ling Xue.
'The moment I leave Divine Nation, Mingyue Xin will definitely find a way to target me. If she can't have it, she'll destroy it.'
'And with my current ability, I still can't fight against a massive guild like Divine Nation. Staying inside actually benefits my next plan to get revenge on Mingyue Xin.'
Looking at Ling Xue's profile picture on WeChat, cold killing intent kept flashing in Lin Mo's eyes.
He still clearly remembered, in his previous life, when he and over a thousand other players were set up by Divine Nation and thrown into a dungeon as feed for the 17th-tier boss Vampire Emperor · Ainogea.
When Mingyue Xin led Divine Nation's main force into the dungeon, Lin Mo was not dead yet.
He had been heavily wounded by the Vampire Emperor and was on the verge of death.
He thought Mingyue Xin was his salvation and desperately begged her for help.
But even after the Vampire Emperor had consumed enough blood and entered the "full state" Mingyue Xin wanted, she remained unmoved.
She just stood there, cold as ice, watching Lin Mo's neck get bitten through and his blood drained dry.
Only then did she give the order to kill the Vampire Emperor.
["Mingyue Xin!"]
["I will make you taste what it's like to be used! And when death comes, that kind of isolation, helpless fear, and despair!"]
That was why, Lin Mo accepted the K8 position Ling Xue offered him, so he would have more room to operate inside Divine Nation in the future.
But at the same time, he had to keep his distance and never let himself fall under her control.
Since Lin Mo had put it that way, Ling Xue did not push further.
She only said, ["Alright then. When we reach the second-tier main city, come and meet up with us."]
Lin Mo replied, ["Okay."]
———
[Capital of Dragon Nation, Imperial City]
Inside the president's office of the Ling Group—
Ling Xue zoomed in on a video screenshot on her computer, admiring the slightly blurry image of Lin Mo.
A trace of affection appeared on her stunning face.
"I didn't expect you to not only be strong, but also pretty handsome. My type."
"Heh~ You're the first man Ling Xue has taken a liking to."
"I will definitely win you over, Lin Mo."
———
[Blazing Ember City]
Lin Mo quickly set his next plan: conquering the level 36 dungeon, Venom Swamp.
So far, he had only cleared Snake King Island.
"Next, I must clear Venom Swamp, Corrosion City, and Scorpion Empire. Only then can I gather enough Shadow Power for the Shadow Scroll, reactivate the Shadow Holy Hall dungeon, go in, kill the boss Dark Ruler, and complete the A-rank hidden quest."
"Once that's done, I should be close to level 50 and can finish up in the third-tier main city and move on to the second-tier main city."
Just like the transition from Novice Village to the third-tier main city.
Facts proved that Lin Mo had gained far more in the third-tier city.
And the opportunities and miracles in the second-tier city were even greater.
Going there would better help Lin Mo gather powerful figures based on his memories from his previous life and build up his own guild forces.
So Lin Mo sent Ling Xiao a message, ["You and Xia Wanwan come to Venom Swamp. I'll power-level you."]
Last night, Ling Xiao and Xia Wanwan had died several times in Valley of Death. Their levels had dropped to 25–26.
But since Dragon Soul Guild, which had occupied many Heavenly Rankings, was pushed down last night, Ling Xiao's ranking did not fall too far. He was now around rank one thousand in Blazing Ember City.
Looking at the level ranking.
"Second place is only level 27. There's still a big chance to get them to level 30 first and secure top ten rewards."
Just as Lin Mo was thinking this, Ling Xiao suddenly replied: ["Something happened!"]
["Wanwan was just taken away by the police at school!"]
Hearing this, Lin Mo immediately realized, 'Wang Junjie must be behind it.'
Sure enough, Ling Xiao continued, ["Last night's incident exposed that I tricked Wang Junjie. So he had that thug who got injured report it as intentional injury."]
["Senior Lin Mo, can you help me? Please save Wanwan?"]
Ling Xiao lowered his pride and dignity, pleading, ["I really have no other way…"]
["I know I don't have any bargaining chip worth your help. But if you're willing to help me, from now on in Divine Oracle, I, Ling Xiao, will go through fire and water for you!"]
Lin Mo said, ["Let me think of something."]
To be honest, once Ling Xiao was exposed, he had lost value to Lin Mo.
But Lin Mo also admitted, he had not only been using him.
More importantly, Lin Mo highly valued Ling Xiao's A-rank talent: Mutual Destruction.
"In my previous life, Ling Xiao triggered Mutual Destruction for the first time after Divine Oracle descended to protect Xia Wanwan and blew up an 11th-tier Corpse Emperor boss several levels above him."
"With pure self-growth and no support, he could already blow up an 11th-tier boss. Ling Xiao is definitely someone. If I train him properly this time, that talent could rival a nuclear bomb."
"As for the issue of him dying as well, Divine Descent · Seraph can perfectly solve that."
Ancestral-tier pet, Divine Descent · Seraph!
According to the official trailer, it had heaven-defying death immunity and resurrection abilities.
Death immunity lets Ling Xiao explode once, resurrection lets him explode again.
That meant with Divine Descent · Seraph, Ling Xiao could trigger a double explosion.
An A-rank talent that could blow up an 11th-tier boss once, if it exploded twice on the same target, what kind of terrifying effect would that be?
'Unimaginable!'
For ordinary players, Divine Descent · Seraph was unreachable.
But for Lin Mo, who had the SSS-rank talent Soul Flame, as long as he wanted, he could evolve a basic Priest pet step by step into an Ancestral-tier Divine Descent · Seraph!
With Ling Xiao's potential, if Lin Mo did not help him, who would?
So Lin Mo did not hesitate.
He could not help Ling Xiao and Xia Wanwan himself. But he knew someone who definitely could.
He directly messaged Ling Xue, ["President Ling, can I ask you for a favor?"]
["Oh?"], Hearing that Lin Mo needed her help, Ling Xue sounded intrigued, ["What kind of favor?"]
["I need you to help me get someone out."]
Lin Mo might be powerful in Divine Oracle, but in reality, he was still just an ordinary person.
He could not save Xia Wanwan.
But Ling Xue was different.
In the game, she was the powerful guild leader of Divine Nation.
In reality, she was the president of a trillion-level corporation in Imperial City.
A few words from her would probably solve Xia Wanwan's problem easily.
Sure enough, Ling Xue did not even ask who or where.
She confidently said, ["No problem. I'll handle it!"]
["But as a condition, I want you to come to Imperial City now. Can you agree?"]
["Are you taking advantage of the situation?"], Lin Mo frowned.
Ling Xue laughed, ["Just kidding! Come whenever you're free. I won't force you."]
["Tell me the name."]
Lin Mo replied, ["Xia Wanwan."]
["A girl?"], Ling Xue's brows furrowed, ["Is she your girlfriend?"]
["She's a friend's girlfriend."]
Hearing that, Ling Xue relaxed, ["Alright. Give me ten minutes."]
Lin Mo said, ["Thank you, President Ling."]
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