My mom is waiting for treatment, and you're summoning me to be a hero?

Upon entering the mine, the light suddenly dimmed.

External sounds were quickly cut off.

The only sound was the dripping of water, which seemed to come from nowhere.

The air was thick with an overwhelming musty smell and a rotten, fishy odor.

The surrounding rock walls were covered with thick, gray spider webs.

Like a tattered curtain, layer upon layer.

Only with the faint light filtering in from the cave entrance could one barely make out the winding mine tunnel ahead.

The adventurers who entered the mine earlier have already begun fighting.

The sounds of fighting and shouting could be heard.

Lin Mo took out a structural diagram of the mine and found that the routes inside the mine were very complicated.

However, before he could take a few more glances, a faint sound suddenly came from above.

Without even raising his head, he casually swung the arm holding the black sword upwards.

laugh!

A flash of dark light.

A dark ink spider, as large as an adult's head, fell from the cave ceiling.

The dark ink spider rolled twice on the ground before being split in two.

Dark green bodily fluids and internal organs spilled all over the ground, emitting an even stronger stench.

[Slay a level 10 monster: Dark Ink Spider]

[Absorb soul energy, all attributes +2]

A cold notification sounded in my mind, and a faint energy flowed into my body.

Almost simultaneously.

From deeper within the mine, a dense, chilling rustling sound emanated.

It was as if countless arthropods were rubbing and crawling in the darkness.

Lin Mo focused his mind slightly, and his mental attribute of 306 gave him a perception far beyond that of ordinary people.

He could clearly sense that the deeper he went into the mine, the more difficult it became.

The denser and more powerful those energy fluctuations are.

"Perfect."

He silently thought to himself, "This is in line with my expectations."

These spiders are not very strong, and their large numbers make them perfect for the Black Sword to absorb.

He put away the mine structure diagram in his hand, strode forward, and hurried into the depths.

"Hey! Wait for me!"

Su Lin had just frantically pried off the spider's fangs with a dagger.

Looking up, I saw that Lin Mo had almost disappeared around the dark corner of the mine tunnel.

He quickly lowered his voice and called out, then hurried after them.

She followed closely behind Lin Mo, watching him casually swing his sword with ease.

He precisely slashed down the occasional dark ink spiders that pounced along the way, his movements so fluid and without a single wasted effort.

The guess in my mind became clearer and clearer.

She couldn't help but quicken her pace to walk alongside Lin Mo.

While cautiously observing his surroundings, he asked in a low, questioning tone, "Was it you who killed the Wind Wolf King yesterday?"

Lin Mo glanced back at Su Lin and simply replied, "Mm."

Despite being mentally prepared, Su Lin still felt her heart skip a beat when she heard the affirmative answer.

Shock, relief, and a sense of indescribable peace welled up inside me.

She let out a long sigh of relief, her tense nerves seeming to relax a little.

With such a strong person by my side, at least my safety is guaranteed.

Shortly after the two figures disappeared into the depths of a main mine tunnel.

A figure appeared; it was Wang Tong.

He frowned as he watched the two figures leave.

He originally wanted to team up with Su Lin alone so that he could take this opportunity to get to know her better.

Unexpectedly, she found teammates herself.

Wang Tong gripped his weapon tightly: "Teacher Su Lin, just you wait, you'll regret this!"

As soon as he finished speaking, someone patted him on the shoulder from behind.

"Wang Tong, is your method reliable?"

This person also wields the Holy Armor of Light, clearly indicating that he is also a hero.

Hearing his words, Wang Tong curled his lip in disdain: "The city lord never said we can't rob others. We can make our move after they've exhausted their strength. There won't be any problem."

This was his plan, after all, Fano had never said that he couldn't steal other people's achievements.

The wise thing to do is to wait patiently for the enemy to tire themselves out.

The man listened to Wang Tong's plan and nodded secretly: "Alright, we'll do it your way. Give me the skill essence later, and I'll help you pursue Su Lin."

Wang Tong nodded: "It's a deal."

But inwardly he scoffed, "Dream on! I want them all!"

……

I don't know how much time passed.

Lin Mo and Su Lin have already traversed most of the upper mine shaft.

We arrived at the entrance to the middle level, marked on the map.

This is a relatively open cave.

In the center of the cave is a huge pit, and above the pit is a wooden elevator, which is obviously a structure from the original mine.

Lin Mo stood beside the deep pit and looked down.

It was pitch black, and you couldn't see the bottom at a glance.

Behind him lay dozens of dark ink spider corpses lying haphazardly on the ground.

The dark green blood almost formed a small stream.

The strong, fishy stench was almost nauseating.

These are all the results of Lin Mo's efforts to clean up the area.

After all the killing he did, he gained an additional 63 points to all his attributes.

Su Lin was squatting on the ground, using a dagger to harvest the spider's fangs.

Her sack had become heavy.

"Thanks to you so much this time! You've collected so many fangs; at this rate, we're definitely in first place! What's next?"

Su Lin, holding a sack full of venomous fangs, asked with a look of joy at her harvest.

Lin Mo did not answer, but instead made a slight mental movement.

The air around him distorted, and a mirror image of him appeared.

Then, Lin Mo stepped onto the wooden elevator.

"I'm going down there; he'll ensure your safety."

Lin Mo pointed to the clone he had left behind and said to Su Lin.

Su Lin's smile froze instantly.

Her eyes widened suddenly: "Down there? No way! The city lord has repeatedly emphasized that it's extremely dangerous down there! Besides, who knows how long the elevator hasn't been used, what if..."

Before she could finish speaking, Lin Mo had already reached out and grabbed the rusty control mechanism next to him.

Press down hard!

Squeak—Clang!

A series of teeth-grinding metallic scraping and wood groaning sounds suddenly rang out.

The ropes binding the heavy counterweights began to slip with difficulty.

The wooden lifting platform shook violently at first.

Then, carrying Lin Mo, they swayed and descended downwards.

"Wait! I..."

Su Lin rushed to the edge of the platform; she had originally intended to go down with Lin Mo.

But seeing the pitch-black scene in that deep pit, she swallowed hard and gave up the idea.

Turning to look at the clone Lin Mo had left behind, she took a deep breath: "Actually, I feel that staying here isn't so bad."

……

The elevator continued its descent with an unsettling creaking sound.

The surrounding light disappeared rapidly, and the air became even colder and more damp.

After an unknown amount of time, a dull thud was heard.

The elevator finally stopped, indicating that it had reached the middle floor.

Lin Mo stepped off the elevator platform, and a faint sound of crushing some kind of dry substance came from under his feet.

He frowned and muttered, "It's too dark."

Not a single ray of light can shine in here.

It was truly pitch black.

Only a few oil lamps were carelessly discarded on a few broken wooden crates piled up nearby.

These oil lamps were covered in dust and cobwebs, and were clearly completely unusable.

"Are we supposed to rely on our mental perception to navigate in the dark?"

Lin Mo thought to himself that this would undoubtedly greatly increase his energy consumption.

Just then, Yin Xue, who had been hiding in his arms to avoid the jolting, finally couldn't resist and crawled out from his collar.

The little blood-red bird flapped its wings and breathed heavily.

"Phew—I was suffocating!"