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

Seven or eight wind wolves with bloodshot eyes were hot on her heels.

Its fangs were bared, and it let out a bloodthirsty growl.

Clearly, this woman is being hunted.

Lin Mo frowned slightly.

He prided himself on not being a bloodthirsty villain.

But she is by no means an idiot with an overflowing saintly heart.

What does this woman's life or death have to do with him?

He didn't want to create unnecessary trouble or waste time.

However, just as he was about to leave, his gaze inadvertently swept over the weapon in the woman's hand.

Lin Mo paused involuntarily.

It was a short dagger with a simple design.

But the key point is that the blade of that dagger is emitting a soft yet firm glow!

This light... isn't it the Holy Armor of Light that I saw in the church before?

Is she also a hero?

Lin Mo immediately remembered that people in the church had been talking about it before.

The lord of Ancient Wood City conducted a summoning ritual half a month ago.

It summoned many heroes.

It seems that the woman in front of me is one of them?

It was this brief moment of observation and hesitation that allowed the woman who was fleeing for her life to spot him.

Upon seeing him, and the wrecked remains of the wind wolves at his feet.

A fierce will to survive instantly ignited in the woman's eyes.

It was as if they had grasped at the last straw.

As she ran, she shouted at Lin Mo with all her might, "Help! Help me!"

The woman's trembling voice sounded exceptionally clear at the foot of the empty hill.

Hearing the woman's trembling voice filled with fear, Lin Mo frowned slightly.

In that brief moment of hesitation, the woman had already rushed in front of him.

It was moving so fast it almost made them fall over.

She acted entirely on instinct, and in a flash, she shrank behind Lin Mo.

She gripped Lin Mo's clothes tightly with both hands.

She peeked half her head out from behind his shoulder, still shaken.

Only then did Lin Mo have time to examine the woman.

She looks to be around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old.

His face was pale from running.

Lin Mo wondered to himself if there would be any extra rewards for killing the hero.

The woman hid behind Lin Mo, her eyes quickly scanning the surroundings, then glancing rapidly to the left and right.

After confirming that no one was around, the woman's lips twitched slightly: "You...you don't have any teammates?"

Lin Mo could feel the hand gripping his clothes loosen its grip a little.

He nodded, his voice calm and even: "Yes, just me."

These words were like a bucket of ice water, instantly waking the woman up.

She realized that she had caused the person in front of her a huge problem.

And this trouble could cost him his life!

"I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to lead them here! I thought you were part of a squad resting here!"

Her voice was still trembling, but now it carried a more sincere plea.

At this point, she nudged Lin Mo: "Why don't you...why don't you run first! Run! Go back and tell the soldiers guarding the city! I...I can hold on a little longer!"

Her voice was trembling as she said this.

Moreover, the hand holding the glowing dagger was trembling violently.

Anyone could see that she was not being sincere when she said that.

But Lin Mo did not respond to her words, nor did he even glance at her again.

Under the woman's astonished gaze.

He simply and casually raised the unremarkable black longsword in his hand.

He strode forward, heading straight towards the wind wolves that had pounced on him, their saliva almost dripping onto the ground.

"Hey! What are you doing! You can't beat them! Come back!"

The woman gasped in fright and instinctively closed her eyes.

She was filled with regret and self-blame.

He felt he had caused the death of an innocent person.

However, the expected screams did not occur.

Instead, there were several extremely short tearing sounds and muffled thuds.

Pfft—!

It was the sound of a sharp blade precisely cutting into flesh and slicing open the throat.

"Awooo—!"

It was a short, mournful howl that the wind wolf let out before it died, forcibly choked in its throat.

The woman's long eyelashes trembled as she incredulously and slowly lowered her hands from her eyes.

The scene before her eyes left her mind blank for a moment, completely stunned on the spot.

The seemingly ordinary young man stood there calmly.

His posture was no different from when he walked out, as if he had just taken a stroll.

The black sword in his hand was slowly dripping a final drop of crimson blood from its tip.

Around him were the seven or eight wind wolves that had chased her so fiercely before.

They had all turned into corpses lying on the ground.

They lay sprawled in various contorted positions, some with their throats cut open.

Some had their hearts pierced.

Without exception, they were all killed with a single blow.

The gushing blood quickly soaked the ground, and a strong stench of blood filled the air.

Is it... over?

That's it... over?

Is he alone?

Facing seven or eight wind wolves... and they just... cut melons and vegetables like that?

She didn't even see how he made his move!

Only a few blurry black sword lights flashed by.

And then... and then nothing happened.

She had met some of the higher-ranking guards in the city lord's mansion.

Even they might not be able to act so cleanly and decisively.

Lin Mo flicked his wrist slightly, casually shaking off the wolf blood remaining on the blade.

Then he turned around, stepped over the wolf carcass, and walked back step by step.

They stopped in front of the woman who was still slumped on the ground, her face blank.

He wasn't particularly tall or muscular.

But now, standing before her, he blocked the moonlight, casting a shadow that enveloped her.

"You're a hero, aren't you?"

Lin Mo spoke, his grip on the black sword still tight, pondering whether or not to kill her.

Upon hearing Lin Mo's words, the woman finally realized what was happening and quickly stood up, bowing in gratitude.

"My name is Su Lin, and I am one of the heroes who were summoned here half a month ago."

Lin Mo thought to himself, "As expected," and then continued to ask, "Since you are heroes, why are you here? Doesn't the city lord value you highly?"

Upon hearing Lin Mo's words, Su Lin completely calmed down: "Actually... I ran away from here."

Lin Mo raised an eyebrow but remained silent.

Su Lin continued, "I was teaching students at school when I was suddenly summoned here. I was the last one to be summoned in this batch, and my level was always behind."

At this point, Su Lin sighed: "This afternoon, the City Lord's Mansion is going to arrange for us to go to the abandoned mine outside the city to level up. I'm afraid of holding them back, so I came out before dark to try and level up again."

Lin Mo's eyes lit up, and he suppressed some of his killing intent. He knew about the abandoned mine; it was marked on Layton's map.

It was abandoned by Ancient Wood City decades ago and has been occupied by a group of spider monsters ever since.

Later, it became a dungeon specifically for brave adventurers, and ordinary adventurers were not qualified to enter.

It is said that there are a great many spiders inside, just the right amount for the Demon Sword to devour.

Just as Lin Mo was thinking this, Su Lin was already reaching into her pocket.

She held a few gold coins in her hands.

Su Lin said somewhat embarrassedly, "That's all the money I have on me, but I can ask the city lord for a reward for you."

Lin Mo didn't waste any words and directly put away the gold coins. Then he said, "Applying to the city lord is fine, but do you have a way to go to the abandoned mine?"