"Damn, it's just like a game, killing monsters comes with rewards!?"
With Lin Mo's demonstration, many people realized that the fiends before them weren't as formidable as they had imagined.
Although most still didn't dare to approach, those with ranged skills began to attempt attacks.
"Fireball! Fireball! Fireball!"
Three consecutive Fireballs were hurled into the Nock Fiend's monster horde, and one actually hit.
Flames instantly ignited along the monster's body.
"Haha, I killed a monster too!"
The student was thrilled.
Seeing someone else kill a monster, other students also began to try joining the battle.
Although the Nock Fiends looked intimidating with their sharp claws and teeth, they were small and frail. Even ordinary people with weapons could fight them.
Not to mention, most people had God-given Talents.
As long as they stayed calm, the first wave of the Beast Tide was just a delivery, posing no real threat.
"Heavy Strike!"
"Wind Blade!"
"Fireball!"
"..."
Skills flew wildly across the scene.
Skills were thrown at the Nock Fiends as if they cost nothing.
Lin Mo saw this and quietly stepped back a few paces, standing at the back of the crowd.
In the early stages of the game, the biggest threat wasn't the monsters, but these novices who knew nothing and recklessly used skills.
Sure enough, many people in the crowd were injured by their companions' skills.
But because of this, the monsters in the classroom were quickly eliminated.
A few minutes later, the Nock Fiends were completely wiped out.
[Ding! Congratulations to the players for successfully resisting the first wave of the Beast Tide, reward: Time +1 hour!]
[Countdown to the next wave of the Beast Tide: 9 minutes 59 seconds...]
With the system's prompt, the students breathed a sigh of relief.
Looking at the corpses scattered all over, many had a touch of absurdity in their expressions.
But there were also those with strong adaptability, like the campus beauty Zhang Lanlan.
She had somehow already moved to Lin Mo's side, pretending to ask with concern:
"Lin Mo, are you hurt?"
"You don't know, I was so worried when I saw you rush out!"
Her soft voice wasn't too loud or too soft, drawing the attention of the now quiet classroom.
The students turned their gaze to Lin Mo, their eyes showing a hint of envy.
Especially Wang Ze, whose expression carried obvious jealousy.
During the first wave of the Beast Tide, he had killed the most monsters.
He had slain five Nock Fiends!
Unfortunately, all he received was the collective reward of [Time +1 hour].
Why did he only get this, while Lin Mo could enjoy the admiration of the campus beauty?
Wang Ze felt indignant, finally clearing his throat and speaking loudly:
"Listen, everyone, the next wave of the Beast Tide is coming, we need to focus our strength to fight the monsters."
He raised his arm, shifting everyone's attention from Lin Mo to himself.
As soon as he spoke, support came quickly.
"That's right, unity is strength!"
"Wang Ze is right, we can't be scattered like before, we need to team up!"
"..."
Seeing more and more people supporting him, a hint of pride flashed in Wang Ze's eyes as he continued:
"Alright, since everyone supports teaming up, let's share our talents with each other. I'll start, I have a C-Rank God-given Talent—Strength Amplification."
As soon as he finished, someone exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, Brother Wang has a C-Rank Talent, so strong, I'm only E-Rank Talent—Air Cannon."
"I'm F-Rank Talent, Mighty Punch."
"D-Rank, Ice Armor."
"..."
When the students reported their talents one by one, they realized that Wang Ze was the only C-Rank Talent player in the class.
"Damn, Brother Wang is awesome! He's the strongest Godblessed in our class!"
A boy named Ye Tao immediately praised him.
Wang Ze's expression grew more and more smug, and when he heard Lin Mo say he had no God-given Talent, his gaze turned disdainful:
"So you don't even have a talent, huh, then what's the use of having attribute points? It's a complete waste!"
His jealousy deepened.
Clearly, he was the one with the strongest talent in the class, yet Lin Mo had taken the lead.
Others were also surprised that Lin Mo, who had been the first to rush out and kill monsters, turned out to be a useless person without any talent.
Quickly, the way they looked at Lin Mo lost a bit of awe and gained a bit of contempt.
At this moment, Ye Tao immediately shouted, "Lin Mo, you should hand over your attribute points to Brother Wang, he's the only C-Rank Godblessed in our class, only he can lead us to victory."
After he finished speaking, Wang Ze's eyes showed a hint of approval.
Seeing this, Ye Tao spoke even more enthusiastically, "Hurry up and hand them over, you're just a talentless person who needs our protection, right?"
This was an open attempt to seize Lin Mo's rewards.
Yet, not a single student in the class spoke up for Lin Mo.
They either turned their heads, pretending not to see, or looked at Lin Mo with greedy eyes like Wang Ze.
Everyone had seen their Personal Panel; in a group of novices with an average attribute of only 1 point, a reward of [Attribute Points +10] was a juicy piece of meat.
Anyone would want a bite.
But they didn't have Wang Ze's strength, so they could only watch from the sidelines.
Former classmates had turned into wolves and tigers, eyeing Lin Mo hungrily.
But Lin Mo simply said calmly:
"Attribute points aren't equipment, they can't be traded or transferred."
"Besides, I've already allocated all my attribute points."
Wang Ze's eyebrows furrowed slightly, a hint of doubt in his eyes.
But then he thought, if he had gotten the attribute points, he would have been eager to allocate them too.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a bit regretful, finally snorting coldly, "You better not be lying to me."
Before Lin Mo could say anything, Zhang Lanlan stepped forward and took Wang Ze's arm.
"Brother Wang, you were so strong just now, killing so many monsters by yourself!"
Hearing the campus beauty's praise, Wang Ze's face showed a hint of excitement.
Before the game descended, he was ordinary-looking, and his circumstances were even worse than Lin Mo's.
A beauty of Zhang Lanlan's level wouldn't even glance at him, but now she was actively approaching.
Feeling the softness from his arm, Wang Ze felt a wave of pleasure, even raising his eyebrows provocatively at Lin Mo.
Lin Mo saw this and wasn't surprised.
In his previous life, Zhang Lanlan hadn't just been with Wang Ze in the early stages of the game; she had also mingled with several big shots in Novice Zone 911, becoming quite the social butterfly.
Unfortunately, she ultimately fell to monsters due to her lack of strength, not even surviving the early Beast Tides.
For a woman like her, even if she threw herself at him, Lin Mo wouldn't spare a glance.
He ignored Wang Ze and Zhang Lanlan, instead focusing on his Personal Panel, where a line was clearly written:
[Unallocated Attribute Points: 10]
That's right, he hadn't used the attribute points from the system reward at all.
In the Eternal Kingdom, players with talent skills were called Godblessed, while players like Lin Mo without talents were called God-Forsaken.
They were naturally not accepted by the gods, even cursed by the rules of the game world, hence they were also known as Cursebearers.
Typically, the time flow for Cursebearers was faster than for ordinary Godblessed.
While ordinary Godblessed consumed one minute of time, they needed two minutes, or even more.
At first, Lin Mo also thought this was a curse.
It wasn't until later that he discovered that innate Cursebearers often had unique talents...
With a thought, the system panel in front of him switched through several interfaces, opening the hidden attribute panel.
Not only did it detail individual attributes, but it also displayed real-time personal status, where he found the display for [Cancer Cells] under negative status.
A system warning sounded in his ear:
[Danger Warning: Enhancing cancer cells will accelerate host life consumption, proceed with operation?]
Without hesitation, Lin Mo allocated all 10 unallocated attribute points to cancer cells.
[Ding! Enhancement successful, cancer cells rapidly spreading...]
[Time -10min, Time -10min, Time...]
The time on his attributes kept decreasing, the 10 minutes gained from killing Nock Fiends and the 1-hour reward were instantly cleared, accumulating "debt" at a visible speed.
At the same time, he felt an unbearable pain coursing through his body.
It was as if countless insects were burrowing into his bones, absorbing his marrow, gnawing at his flesh.
Anyone else would likely faint from the pain.
But Lin Mo's expression was unusually excited, paying no mind to the physical pain, his gaze fixed on the time deduction on the panel.
Finally, the system voice sounded again:
[Ding! Detected player under Novice Protection Period, all deducted time has been cleared, current remaining time: 0]
Before he could react, another prompt followed:
[Ding! Awakened unknown curse ability: Cancer]
Success!