Chapter 279 - 173: Frost Guardian and Ice Element Reagent
Based on the power of the Ice Cone it had just unleashed, the Frost Bear before him was definitely above Level 5. However, whether it was Level 5, Level 5.5, or even higher was impossible to tell.
Lin Mo sent out a second Clone. It headed down the second forked path and, just like the first one, pushed open the door. This time, an Ogre was inside.
This was a fairly common type of Demon, but since they weren’t found in the Loran Forest, Lin Mo had never seen one before.
Ogres were widely known as Intermediate Demons. In some regions, their notoriety was comparable to or even surpassed that of Goblins. After all, if Ordinary humans encountered Goblins, they might have a chance to fight back as long as their numbers weren’t too high. But against an Ogre, there was no chance of survival, regardless of whether one fought back or tried to flee.
An individual Ogre’s strength far surpassed a Goblin’s. Even the most Ordinary sub-adult Ogre had the strength of around Level 5, while adult Ogres were all Level Six or higher, equivalent to a Senior Level Professional.
Fortunately, these Demons didn’t reproduce very quickly, so their numbers remained low. For those in power, the threat they posed was actually far less than that of Goblins.
’Neither of these Demons will be easy to deal with,’ Lin Mo thought. ’As expected, the Gold Level secret room has ramped up the difficulty again.’
Lin Mo wasn’t in a hurry. He sent out three more Clones in succession to check the remaining secret rooms. He didn’t find any special doors like the previous "Gold-Plated Silver" room. The overall strength of the Demons inside was also roughly the same, meaning he could choose any of them.
In the end, Lin Mo chose the Ogre’s secret room.
The reason was simple. Given that their value was comparable, the Ogre’s most valuable material—its teeth—took up the least amount of space.
In the end, it all came down to the fact that he didn’t have a Magic Storage Bag. The space in his backpack was extremely limited. If he just had a Magic Storage Bag, most of these problems would be solved.
Having decided on his path, Lin Mo headed down the second forked path before him.
Shefilya followed close behind. She had been observing Lin Mo’s combat the entire way. Although she had seen him fight many times before, watching up close gave her a completely different feeling.
After watching him for so long, the deepest impression she had wasn’t of the various strange and powerful Skills he used, but of his maneuvers and reactions in the heat of battle.
In fact, Shefilya had already noticed some signs of this when she was his sparring partner. It wasn’t just that he had a strong aptitude for Skills; he was a genius in combat as well.
He could quickly master any technique she taught him. Her methods of surprise attack would become ineffective after she used them just a few times. His rate of growth in combat left Shefilya, someone who had trained since childhood, utterly shocked.
She knew all too well how much effort was required to improve one’s combat experience, but for Lin Mo, it didn’t seem to be difficult at all.
’Staying by his side for too long can really mess with your head,’ she thought. ’Your confidence takes a hit every now and then...’
Soon, they arrived before the golden door. Since it had already been opened by Lin Mo’s Clone, they could immediately see the Ogre inside as they approached. It was roughly three meters tall with coarse, gray skin.
The Ogre was truly hideous. Its crude face and ferocious teeth were the stuff of nightmares.