As the only divine pet in the entire server, the white fox Ah Li naturally possesses the ability to grow.
And each time she evolves and grows, she only needs to complete a hidden mission corresponding to her quality.
It just requires Ah Li to break past level 50 before the mission can be unlocked.
Only now did Lin Mo realize that Ning Xi had just completed her third-class advancement quest at noon, raising her level to 53. Once Ah Li also broke through the level 50 restriction, the first-stage growth mission had already been automatically unlocked.
At this moment, through Ning Xi's sharing, Lin Mo saw that Ah Li's evolution mission was indeed as expected:
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[Redemption] (White Fox Ah Li's Exclusive First-Stage Growth Mission)
— Quality: E-rank hidden mission
— Difficulty Coefficient: 2110
— Description: Although the Heavenly Fox Clan has been destroyed, a small number of Heavenly Foxes were fortunate enough to escape because they were not in the clan's residence. They are all Ah Li's kin. Based on the aura of the Heavenly Fox Clan, Ah Li has sensed the presence of her clan members within the First Hall of the Hall of Yama, the Hall of King Qin Guang. Please find Ah Li's clan members within the Hall of King Qin Guang…
— Mission Time: 3 days
— Mission Reward: Ah Li's quality increases, Normal → Elite, and the second-stage growth mission will be unlocked. Other rewards: ???
[Note: If the mission fails, Ah Li will permanently lose the ability to grow in all subsequent stages.]
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After reading the details of the mission, Lin Mo couldn't help but let out a breath of relief.
"Good thing, it's just clearing the First Hall."
At first, Lin Mo had almost thought it meant clearing the entire Hall of Yama.
If even the first-stage growth mission was this outrageous, then wouldn't the second stage require killing the game developers?
Still, one thing was clear: Ah Li's growth mission is determined based on the owner's location.
Since they were in Inferno City, the objective was to find her clan members inside the Hall of Yama.
If they were in another main city, then it would definitely involve finding Ah Li's clan members somewhere within that city's territory.
No wonder there wasn't a trace of fear in Ning Xi's eyes regarding the difficulty of the Hall of Yama, only a strong desire to clear it.
But in that case, it worked out perfectly.
"At least we have the same mission now."
"I want to get the Incubated Clone Scroll, and you want to help Ah Li grow."
"Let's give it our all together."
Ning Xi smiled faintly, "Let's do it together!"
As she spoke, the two of them turned their gaze toward the Hell Hounds scattered all around.
Lin Mo activated his SSS-grade Eye of Insight:
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[Hell Hound] (Magic-type · Normal Monster)
— Level: 55
— Magic Attack: 7300
— Physical Defense: 4820
— Magic Defense: 4600
— HP: 124,400
— Skills: Flame Enhancement (D-rank), Fireball (D-rank)…
— Weakness: Hell Hounds are born with 20% fire damage reduction. Using water attacks deals an additional 20% damage.
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Judging purely from the stats, it really was just a normal mob.
But across the entire map of the Hall of King Qin Guang, everything was covered by King Qin Guang's aura: All monsters within the aura gain 5000 armor penetration (piercing) resistance.
"According to the rules of Divine Oracle, physical armor break and magical penetration percentage effects can only reach a maximum of 100% effectiveness."
"In other words, based on the Hell Hound's 4800 physical defense and 4600 magic defense, the maximum effective armor break and penetration would only be 4800 and 4600 points."
"And this aura's resistance completely covers those values, which means the monsters in the First Hall are entirely immune to all armor break and penetration effects."
Hearing Lin Mo's explanation, Ning Xi said in surprise, "So this is the real difficulty."
In other places, skills like the Soul Archer's Armor-Piercing Arrow, the Sword-and-Shield Warrior's Break Armor Strike, and the High Priest's Weakening could all reduce a monster's defense.
If the skill quality wasn't high, a single effect might not be obvious.
But when multiple effects stacked together, even ordinary players could leapfrog levels and kill monsters with superior stats.
But in the Hall of Yama, that trick doesn't work.
If your raw stats aren't up to standard, you won't even be able to move here.
Checking her own status panel, Ning Xi frowned slightly, "Then with just a bit over 5500 attack power, doesn't that mean I'll barely be able to damage these Hell Hounds?"
At that moment, Lin Mo smiled with confidence, "It's fine. You've got me."
Relying on his attack power of up to 9771 points, Lin Mo raised the Venom Crossbow and locked onto a Hell Hound that had entered his attack range.
Frost · Grip of Extreme Cold!
Heaven-Slaying · Seven-Star Volley!
Two SSS-grade skills opened the fight.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
-67581 (Critical)!
-11585 (Critical)!
-11933 (Critical)!
-12290 (Critical)!
The facts proved it: with nearly 100% critical rate combined with Lin Mo's extremely high attack power, even with zero armor break, his damage still exploded off the charts.
With just two SSS-grade skills, the Hell Hound was instantly killed.
A howl echoed, the Hell Hound collapsed halfway through its charge.
[ Ding ~ Killed Level 55 Hell Hound, EXP +150,000! ]
"Wow! Brother Lin Mo, you're amazing," Ning Xi looked at him with admiration.
Lin Mo waved his hand with a smile, "Keep it low-key."
Mission progress increased by 0.2%.
From this, it was clear—
"To clear the First Hall, we need to kill five hundred Hell Hounds."
"It really isn't easy at all."
But—
"For the sake of obtaining the SS-rank magic scroll, Incubated Clone!"
"For the sake of letting Ah Li grow to Elite rank!"
"Let's go!", Lin Mo and Ning Xi said in unison.
So, Lin Mo summoned Black Gold · Strong-Maned Pig to pull monsters at the front.
Ning Xi also summoned Ah Li to assist in killing.
At this moment, a large group of Hell Hounds surrounded Strong-Maned Pig. It looked like he was in grave danger.
However, under the ferocious assault of the Hell Hounds, a series of damage numbers popped up above Strong-Maned Pig's head—numbers so absurd they made people want to laugh—
-1!
-1!
-1!
With the 50% defense boost from the SSS-grade passive Iron Bones · Indestructible, Strong-Maned Pig's magic defense reached 7380, even 80 points higher than the Hell Hound's attack.
If they could actually hurt him, that would be a miracle.
Triggering Strong-Maned Pig's talent reflect effect, not only could the Hell Hounds not harm him, but every time they dealt 1 point of forced damage to Strong-Maned Pig, they themselves suffered reflected damage.
-3260!
-3260!
-3260!
His tankiness was absolutely top-tier.
But before reaching level 55 and equipping the [Explosive · Vajra Sacred Armor], relying purely on talent reflect damage, Strong-Maned Pig's output still wasn't enough.
So, while Strong-Maned Pig tanked at the front, in the backline, Lin Mo and Ning Xi unleashed full firepower.
Heaven-Burning · Blazing Prairie!
Annihilation · Storm Arrow Rain!
Shadow Storm!
Fireball!
Ice Spike!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
A massive wave of damage poured down.
Combined with Ah Li entering to clean up, it didn't take long to wipe out the entire group of Hell Hounds.
[ Ding ~ Killed Level 55 Hell Hound, EXP +150,000! ]
[ Ding ~ Killed Level 55 Hell Hound, EXP +150,000! ]
[ Ding ~ Killed Level 55 Hell Hound, EXP +150,000! ]
The facts proved it: the Hall of Yama is indeed extremely difficult.
But for Lin Mo and Ning Xi, two SSS-tier talents ranked number one on the Heavenly List, it was a different story.
Just as Lin Mo and Ning Xi were hunting Hell Hounds at full force—
Ding!
Lin Mo suddenly received a WeChat message from Ming Yuexin.
Lin Mo stiffened slightly.
"Could it be that the people from Divine Nation have already arrived in Inferno City?"
Although Lin Mo needed Divine Nation as a protective umbrella to ensure a smooth journey in the secondary main city, he still hadn't obtained the Incubated Clone Scroll.
If they arrived before that, it wouldn't be good news for him.
Just as Lin Mo felt a bit concerned, fortunately, the content of Ming Yuexin's message made him relax, ["We ran into some trouble. The guild might not be able to reach Inferno City for now. Be careful over there on your own. We'll get there as soon as possible."]
["I've already notified the Dragon Soul people to protect you. If you run into trouble or need anything before we arrive, you can contact them anytime for help."]
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