Global Composite Master: Compositing an Undead Army from the Start

Chapter 450: Chapter 240: Incompatible Strength! (Four-in-one)_1

“Thank you very much, Mayor.” After speaking, Chen Mo turned to look at Alina with a smile. “I’ll take care of this hidden mission too. Wait here for the good news.”

“It seems I’ve found a great companion. With you here, I feel like all I need to do is sit back and collect the rewards,” Alina said with a gentle smile.

Chen Mo chuckled and said, “Then remember to pay my wages afterward. One eternal gold coin isn’t too little, and ten eternal gold coins aren’t too many.”

“In that case, let me just hire you permanently,” Alina said, smiling as she reached out to playfully hook Chen Mo’s chin.

“I’m afraid you can’t afford me; I’m very expensive.”

After some playful banter, Chen Mo left Alina and his subordinates in the village. He then headed alone towards the Mysterious Miasma Forest the mayor had mentioned.

He himself could fly, so he could actually bypass it. However, the army couldn’t. For their safety, Chen Mo decided to venture in first and scout the area.

After leaving the village and trekking about five kilometers through the lush green forest, Chen Mo finally spotted a forest shrouded in dense mist.

This miasma covers a vast area, Chen Mo thought, observing the mist before him that seemed to envelop the entire sky and land. He realized that if they had come during the daytime, they wouldn’t have been able to advance even a single step.

He tried using his perception ability.

Fortunately, his perception ability as a Forerunner hadn’t failed; the miasma’s obscuring effect was virtually non-existent for him.

Relying on his perception ability, he slowly stepped into the miasma-filled fog.

Venturing deeper into the Miasma Forest felt like entering a mysterious world entirely separate from the human realm.

Amidst the boundless, gloomy greenery, Miasma Poison Gas continuously swirled and billowed. The suffocating, hellish heat seemed to emanate from the depths.

This heat carried a nauseating stench of decay, a grim warning to any creature daring to enter that this was a realm of death.

Shortly after inhaling this scent, Chen Mo received The Heavenly Dao’s Hint: he was now in a poisonous fog, and his health had begun to drain continuously.

And this poisonous fog was quite potent; the shield Chen Mo had active was completely ineffective against it.

Chen Mo tried holding his breath.

He mainly wanted to see if holding his breath could prevent the poison’s effects.

However, it was clearly useless. The poison could seep through the skin, making it impossible to avoid entirely.

Realizing this, Chen Mo stopped worrying about the poisonous fog.

After all, he had ways to restore his health and was even Immortal. The health loss didn’t bother him much; in fact, he could even use this poison to increase his poison resistance.

What truly intrigued him at this moment were the two missing villagers. In an environment with such dense poisonous gas, even my health is dropping this quickly. Can those two villagers possibly withstand it?

「Meanwhile, back in Green Forest Village」

Alina and the others were already drinking the fruit wine prepared by the mayor.

The moment Alina drank the sweet fruit wine, she received The Heavenly Dao’s Hint that she had gained a BUFF.

It was a BUFF that reduced the harm from the poisonous fog.

The villagers of Green Forest Village, having consumed this fruit wine for years, had long developed a strong resistance to the poisonous fog. Consequently, their health wouldn’t deplete as rapidly as Chen Mo’s.

However, even if it depleted slowly, they were still losing health.

If they weren’t rescued soon, they would eventually succumb to the poison.

Upon first entering the Miasma Forest, Chen Mo encountered enormous, ancient trees. Their gnarled forms were tightly bound by dark vines, as if silently wailing and narrating the forest’s eerie and terrifying nature.

As he ventured deeper, the verdant surroundings gradually diminished, replaced by increasingly dull, yellowish hues.

Further into the Miasma Forest, Chen Mo observed trees with withered, yellow, and twisted leaves. Various bizarre fungi clung to them, emitting a suffocating stench.

Droplets of dew on the leaves, mixed with toxins, dripped to the ground with faint, unsettling PITTER-PATTER sounds.

Each drop seemed to possess a corrosive power, instilling a sense of dread.

The forest floor was carpeted with a thick layer of fallen leaves. Walking on it felt like treading on a thick rug, producing soft RUSTLING sounds.

As these leaves decomposed, they released a sour, putrid odor that mingled with the Miasma Poison Gas, creating a uniquely dreadful atmosphere.

The sight of decaying leaves mixed with unidentifiable viscous fluids on the ground made Chen Mo feel slightly nauseated. He chose to levitate and fly deeper into the Miasma Forest.

Deeper still, unsettling sounds began to emanate from the Miasma Forest: the cries of various strange creatures and the hiss of Miasma Poison Gas moving through the air.

Although the forest reeked of death and terror, the force of Life stubbornly persisted.

Some bizarrely-shaped plants tenaciously survived amidst the Miasma Poison Gas. Their twisted yet resilient leaves were coated with a thick layer of mucus, their natural defense against the toxic fumes.

The flowers these plants produced were even more peculiar. Some resembled burning flames, others intricately carved ice crystals. They blossomed in this deathly forest, defiantly radiating vitality.

And in the deepest part of the Miasma Forest lay a gloomy swamp.

Miasma Poison Gas seeped from the black mud. The water here was pitch-black and exuded a strong, putrid odor. Chen Mo speculated that the Miasma Poison Gas pervading the Smoky Intoxicated Forest originated from this very swamp.

The swamp was home to peculiar, twisted creatures that intermittently appeared and disappeared beneath the dark water’s surface, creating an eerie spectacle.

Through his perception ability, Chen Mo discovered that this Miasma Forest housed quite a variety of monsters.