Global Composite Master: Compositing an Undead Army from the Start

Chapter 416: Chapter 229: Pearl of Extreme Cold! (Two in One, 2/5)_2

“Frozen State”: A unit in this state cannot perform any action.

“Frostbite State”: Attack speed and movement speed are reduced to 50% of the original.

[Item Introduction]: Two beads commonly toyed with by the aloof Frost Goddess. Because they were often played with by the Frost Goddess, they naturally absorbed a large amount of frost Divine Power, possessing strong crowd control capabilities. Please use them carefully; do not freeze yourself.

“A treasure that reduces enemy actions! Not bad, this will make it much easier to land a hit!”

At first glance, it was clear that the Pearl of Extreme Cold was a powerful interference tool, capable of effectively limiting enemy actions.

However, it was important to note the difference in its reduction effects.

The Pearl of Extreme Cold’s passive effect, a 100-percentage-point reduction, seemed more potent than the Frostbite State’s reduction to 50% of original values, as if an opponent affected by the former could not act at all.

Actually, that was not the case. The Pearl of Extreme Cold’s passive reduction effect was simple subtraction, while the Frostbite State applied division.

A normal person’s base attack speed and movement speed were both 100%, with subsequent level increases adding a certain percentage.

Generally, each level corresponded to a 1% increase.

At Level 30, this meant 130% attack speed and movement speed. Under the influence of the Pearl of Extreme Cold, 30% would still remain.

Unless one possessed a special ability providing an additional increase, everyone was the same.

Attack speed and movement speed were mostly related to Level and had no connection to the agility attribute or the star level of the profession.

However, if one had abilities that provided additional improvements in these areas, it was a different story.

For example, Chen Mo’s Illusory Spirit Feather Boots could increase his movement speed to a certain extent.

At Level 1, everyone’s attack speed and movement speed were 100%, and this percentage increased as they leveled up.

Moreover, many professions had abilities that enhanced these stats.

So, while a 100-percentage-point reduction in attack speed and movement speed was effective, it was not as overwhelmingly powerful as it seemed.

Of course, against low-level targets, this effect might be superior to Frostbite.

But against high-level characters, Frostbite was more effective.

Frostbite applied division; regardless of your current percentage, it was directly halved.

When facing 200% attack speed and movement speed, the Frostbite effect and the Pearl of Extreme Cold’s passive effect were on par. Beyond that, Frostbite was superior.

Of course, the impact of reduced attack speed varied among different professions.

For example, Chen Mo’s magic system profession had a basic attack frequency of once every 2 seconds. A warrior profession attacked once per second, and stealth-type professions attacked twice per second.

Even when affected by Frostbite, a stealth-type profession would still have a faster attack frequency than Chen Mo’s magic system profession.

This would only change if the magic system profession acquired a special ability to alter this frequency.

However, these restrictions would cease to exist after the fifth-transition.

After the fifth-transition, some rigid, data-based limitations would gradually disappear. One’s attributes would transform into truly mastered power. If your Divine Power was high enough, even as a magic system professional, you could throw hundreds of punches in a second.

But compared to genuine physical combat professions, which had other physical abilities to buff their attacks, a Mage engaging in close combat without relevant buffing abilities would be at a disadvantage, unless they could acquire abilities to compensate.

Still, handling an opponent’s attacks with one’s own abilities was achievable.

Satisfied, Chen Mo pocketed the Pearl of Extreme Cold and continued to check The Heavenly Path’s Hints.

[The Heavenly Path’s Hint: After Level 20, Realm Breakthrough Assessments no longer offer experience point discounts. However, by achieving a perfect score in an assessment, you will earn eternal gold coins equivalent to the challenge level of this Realm Breakthrough Assessment. You have gained 30 eternal gold coins!]

[The Heavenly Path’s Hint: As you have achieved a perfect score in this assessment, you have earned an extra SSS-level Realm Breakthrough Assessment Clearing Scroll!]

[The Heavenly Path’s Hint: This assessment is over. In three seconds, you will be teleported back to your original world!]

[The Heavenly Path’s Hint: The Ghost BOSS you are carrying received special enhancements from this dungeon. When you leave this dungeon, its special enhancements will revert to normal. Please take note.]

“Congratulations to the Solar System for the first professional to achieve a perfect completion of a Level 30 SSS-level Realm Breakthrough Assessment.”

“For this, all professionals in the Solar System will receive a special reward.”

“From now on, all native professionals in the Solar System at Level 30 who do not wish to undertake the Realm Breakthrough Assessment may skip it directly. They are no longer required to undergo an independent Realm Breakthrough!”

“Congratulations to the first professional in the Solar System who has perfectly completed the Level 30 SSS-level Realm Breakthrough Assessment. An extra SSS-level reward will be specially granted to this professional!”

As Chen Mo returned to his room, while the sound of the great path still echoed, new Hints from the Heavenly Dao arrived.

[The Heavenly Path’s Hint: You have received an SSS-level Gift Pack.]

[The Heavenly Path’s Hint: It has been detected that you have broken through the sixth-tier bottleneck. You have gained an opportunity to participate in the Legendary Trial. As you possess the Divine Physique, if you do not participate in the Legendary Trial, your level cap will still not be completely broken. Would you like to go to the Trial Tower to participate in the trial?]

[The Heavenly Path’s Hint: The Legendary Trial takes one day to complete. Please arrange your time reasonably.]

「Meanwhile, in the Yongming Star System.」

On the very day the Disaster ended, the higher-ups had already approved the plan: to use a hundred-member Cursed Demonization Brigade to invade Chen Mo’s dungeon and kill him.

However, after many days of trying to implement this, finding one hundred five-stars willing to sacrifice themselves proved extremely difficult.

Even if brainwashing tactics could temporarily persuade some inexperienced five-star professionals to undergo curse demonization, their numbers were clearly insufficient.

Ultimately, they had no choice but to compromise, deciding to first deploy a Cursed Demonization Brigade of one hundred four-star professionals to invade Chen Mo’s dungeon.

Although using five-stars would be the most reliable, a Cursed Demonization Brigade composed of one hundred four-star professionals was still a force not to be underestimated. Their strength was still assured.

The key was that members for a four-star suicide squad were easier to find. After all, the number of four-star professionals was ten times that of five-stars, and brainwashing a hundred of them was not a major issue.

Furthermore, four-star professionals were highly replaceable, unlike five-stars, who were all unique. The loss of four-star professionals would not cause much heartache.

Conducting an experiment with them first seemed acceptable. It would merely mean the loss of some resources for curse demonization and one hundred Chaos Scrolls.

It was a significant loss, but if successful, the rewards would be immense.

Nearly ten days had passed since the end of the Disaster, and they had almost assembled the required personnel.

Since they had previously only heard the sound of the great path for Level 25, they had estimated Chen Mo’s approximate level with a considerable buffer.

Naturally, they did not look for Level 25 professionals. Instead, they found one hundred Level 40 four-star professionals.

This took into account that, given Chen Mo’s efficiency, he might clear the Level 35 Realm Breakthrough Assessment and reach Level 40 while they were still gathering their forces.

So, it was better to prepare one hundred Level 40 four-star professionals in advance.

They had now prepared one hundred Level 40 professionals, while Chen Mo had just cleared the Level 30 Realm Breakthrough Assessment. This meant his current highest possible level was only 35.

Even if he immediately undertook another Realm Breakthrough Assessment, the fastest he could reach Level 40.

This level of preparation was more than sufficient.

Since invaders would be capped by the target’s level and transition strength, preparing even stronger individuals in advance was pointless.

The professionals they prepared were one hundred ordinary Level 40, first-transition, four-star professionals; they were even reluctant to use second-transition ones.

After all, if the target was first-transition, whether first-transition or second-transition professionals entered an invaded dungeon, the outcome would be the same.

If Chen Mo was at the first-transition, then no matter how many transitions the intruders had undergone, they would still be suppressed to the first-transition upon invasion. All abilities beyond the first-transition would be unusable, all buffs restricted; their presence would be futile.

In the Yongming Star System, the suicide squad was ready, and the curse demonization ceremony was also fully prepared.

They only needed to track Chen Mo to a dungeon that allowed invasions, and then they would launch their operation.

Dungeons that could be invaded also had certain restrictions. It was not possible to invade just any dungeon the target was in.

For example, Realm Breakthrough Assessment dungeons, Stars Dungeons, or some solo dungeons all restricted invasions.

Most other types of dungeons generally had no such restrictions.

When the remaining Aliens on Earth relayed the news that Chen Mo had just triggered the sound of the great path, the higher-ups in the Yongming Star System immediately began dispatching personnel to activate Chaos Scrolls and test for invasion eligibility.