Time passed day by day, and Su Yu felt her life gradually getting better in every aspect.
First, she reached a reconciliation with Lin Mo, and the two became close friends.
She also successfully certified as an A-Class Hero of the Hero Association.
Now she receives a huge monthly allowance, plus Lin Mo’s share—she gets two salaries every month, making her life quite affluent.
But that wasn’t the most important thing.
What mattered more was that her strength had advanced by leaps and bounds with Lin Mo’s help.
This was the key to her future survival.
Only by becoming strong herself could she achieve more on the path of a Professional Hero.
Having been reborn, she vowed to walk this path unwaveringly until she truly realized her ideals.
…
That day, Su Yu was still getting beaten up in the laboratory as usual, fully enjoying her experience as a punching bag.
The robot’s massive iron fist came at her again and again, and she dodged again and again, but it was useless.
Exhausted, she was sent flying once more.
Climbing back up from the ground, she was already numb—physically speaking.
Su Yu felt like she was half dead…
Seeing the girl lying on the ground pretending to be dead again, Lin Mo, who had been observing from the side, finished recording the existing data, sighed, and called the robot to stop.
“Alright, the floor is already clean enough today. No need to mop it again.”
Lin Mo held the tablet in his hand, staring at the data analysis, and walked closer to the girl.
“Let’s call it a day. Based on the data results, your level has improved significantly. You held on for over half an hour—not bad at all.”
Lying on the ground, Su Yu closed her eyes tightly, took a deep breath, and sat up with some difficulty.
“Is that supposed to be a compliment?”
“Of course. I’m not being sarcastic.”
Lin Mo walked calmly to her side and extended a hand.
“Being able to maintain the Continuous Mana Armor for half an hour means you have half an hour of high-intensity sustained combat capability. That’s very important for your actual combat.”
“After all, in battle, nothing is more critical than surviving. I have to worry about your safety.”
A warm current surged in Su Yu’s heart, but it was quickly suppressed by the pain hitting her from all over.
“That’s true, but there’s really no need to go so hard…”
She turned her head to look at the robot standing by, and complained:
“You could totally control the robot’s strength, right…”
Lin Mo remained calm about this, offering no further explanation, only coldly uttering one sentence:
“I have my reasons.”
…
Su Yu was completely helpless now.
She shrugged to express her resignation.
“Fine, you’re the one paying me… If I don’t enter hell, who will?”
“Sigh…”
The girl sighed deliberately, and Lin Mo also sighed.
He rubbed his brow wearily, then let out a helpless chuckle.
“Say whatever you want.”
…
Beep, beep, beep, beep!
Before the two could catch their breath, the tablet in Lin Mo’s hand and Su Yu’s phone on the bench nearby rang simultaneously.
“Emergency summons! A monster attack has occurred on Chenghua Avenue in A City. It has been confirmed as a ‘Tier 3’ monster level. Nearby heroes, please respond immediately…”
Lin Mo instinctively shifted his gaze to Su Yu and said calmly:
“A job. Perfect opportunity to test the results of your special training.”
“So, are you going to respond?”
Su Yu’s lazy eyes sharpened instantly.
In half a second, she transformed into someone full of vitality and passion.
“Of course. If I don’t go beat up some monsters, what was all that beating I took for?”
She slammed one fist hard into her other hand, cracking her knuckles, ready for a big fight.
“Are you coming too?”
“No.”
Lin Mo shook his head, waved at her, and turned to walk toward the core area.
“It’s only a Tier 3 monster. I don’t need to get involved.”
“Besides, this is your first battle. I can’t steal your thunder. This time, you’re on your own.”
At this, Lin Mo paused, seeming to feel it was inappropriate, and changed his tone:
“I’ll have the Metal Storm on standby nearby. If you can’t win, I’ll send it in to clean up.”
“That’s pretty thorough, but it doesn’t seem necessary.”
Su Yu felt underestimated and argued back defensively:
“It’s just a Tier 3 monster. Didn’t I kill one last time? And now I’ve trained for so long—I’m much stronger than before. This mission should be even easier, right?”
Lin Mo laughed softly and shook his head dismissively:
“You’re wrong. Tier 3 monsters aren’t that easy to deal with. Last time, you just got lucky—you scared it to death with your magic immunity trait. That was an information mismatch.”
“What if this time you run into a stubborn one that isn’t afraid of that trick, and it’s determined to fight you to the death? What would you do then?”
“Do you really think, with just a few half-baked moves you’ve learned, you can treat a monster of that level like an ant?”
Lin Mo’s words came one after another, like cold water poured over Su Yu’s head, chilling her heart.
“Damn it… Can’t you say something nice to encourage me?”
She shot him a resentful look.
The confidence she had barely built up was crushed before it even began.
She even started to suspect that Lin Mo enjoyed seeing her hurt expression—why else would he be such a killjoy?
Though the girl’s resentment and frustration were practically overflowing, Lin Mo remained unfazed and indifferent.
He gently adjusted his glasses, his voice still calm and soothing.
“I’m saying this for no other reason than to remind you: safety first. Never let your guard down or underestimate your opponent. Also, the Hero Association’s monster assessments aren’t always accurate. In actual combat, you need to make your own judgment.”
Su Yu was taken aback by this.
She nodded first, then voiced her doubt:
“Do you mean that the Hero Association’s monster level assessments can be inaccurate?”
“More than once.”
Lin Mo’s tone suddenly turned serious, a flash of anger passing through his eyes.
“There’s a group in the Hero Association who have no respect for science or life. The worst incident was when they misjudged a Tier 5 monster as Tier 2 just based on its appearance…”
He took a deep breath, as if calming himself.
Su Yu listened intently.
“As a result, thirteen B-Class Heroes and four A-Class Heroes went to subdue it one after another, and all of them died at that monster’s hands.”
The girl’s worldview was shaken once again.
Her mouth fell open, speechless.
“Something like that actually happened?”
“…”
Lin Mo sighed at this point, placed the tablet on the control console, and sat down.
“So, I hope you’ll be more cautious. Don’t fully trust those folks at the Association.”
Su Yu’s expression turned complicated.
She nodded.
“I’ll remember that.”
“Mm… I’ve said too much. You need to get going. If you don’t hurry, another hero might snatch the monster.”
Lin Mo pressed a button on the control console, and a metal platform rose from the ground not far away.
“Let the craft take you part of the way. It’ll save time, and coincidentally, I can collect some combat data.”
“Got it. Heading out now.”
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