Global Composite Master: Compositing an Undead Army from the Start

Chapter 584: Chapter 292 The Only Unmoved Person!_1

It was strange. How had Chen Mo suddenly acquired 20,000 points? Could this Demon Tower event be different from previous ones because it coincided with the Chaos Moon?

Historical records detailed previous Demon Tower exploration events. According to these records, the points obtainable from each room on the first level of the Demon Tower typically ranged from 1,000 to 10,000. Chen Mo’s sudden jump to 20,000 points had piqued the curiosity of those familiar with the event.

At this point, the three Alliance Hierarchs were also somewhat perplexed. However, considering the Chaos Moon was the most unique month of the year, they didn’t dwell on their doubts for too long. The people in other Star Systems had similar reactions. Although many knew the maximum points per room on the Demon Tower’s first level was usually 10,000, the Chaos Moon factor made them less concerned about this discrepancy.

This general reaction was mainly because information about outer incarnations was not visible to spectators. All they could see were the red dots representing the various competitors.

With Zhui Yi’s assistance, Chen Mo effortlessly scored 20,000 points and promptly headed towards the third stone door. If that stone door were pushed open and he proceeded to the end, he would encounter the top-tier fourth-transition alien experts active in that area.

Just as everyone was waiting to enjoy the show, the location of the top fourth-transition powerhouse suddenly shifted, moving to an extremely distant place.

“What’s going on? Are there invisible Teleportation Arrays in this tower?” those unfamiliar with the Demon Tower’s layout couldn’t help but wonder aloud.

At this moment, inside the tower, as Chen Mo pushed open the third stone door and moved forward, both his Eye of Origin and Moluo’s Brain detected the Teleportation Array that the top fourth-transition expert had stepped on earlier.

[The Teleportation Array ahead leads to a trap space. Proceed with caution.]

As Moluo’s Brain provided its analysis, Chen Mo carefully circumvented the trap’s location. Although he possessed strong survival abilities, the first floor also featured a rule-level poisonous fog. He wasn’t afraid of the tower’s traps being lethal, but rather that they might immobilize him in a specific location. After all, spatial abilities were restricted upon entering the event. Once trapped, escaping wouldn’t necessarily be easy.

Chen Mo cautiously avoided one trap, only to discover his prey had suddenly changed position, moving to an area relatively close to him.

In fact, at that moment, it wasn’t just Chen Mo’s prey; most people on the first level had stepped onto a Teleportation Array. The Teleportation Array’s concealment level was so high that, among all the participants, only Chen Mo, with his Origin-grade eyes, could perceive it; others remained completely unaware.

Although Chen Mo’s Moluo’s Brain appeared to be only mythical-grade, this was primarily due to its side effects causing a downgrade. Under such strong side effects, an ordinary person couldn’t possibly utilize Moluo’s Brain to its full potential. However, under the effects of the Divine Physique, his Moluo’s Brain, now free of side effects, had effectively reached Origin-grade. Naturally, he could analyze and detect this trap.

Across the entire first level, apart from Chen Mo, everyone else was randomly teleported by various Teleportation Arrays situated near their initial spawn points.

The spectators outside naturally observed this situation. After observing most participants being teleported randomly, they were surprised to see Chen Mo advance a significant distance, still firmly on his original path, completely unaffected.

This was truly puzzling.

Why have all the top fourth-transition experts fallen for it, while this second-transition participant remains unscathed?

Not only was Chen Mo unaffected, but he also discovered that his prey had practically been delivered to his doorstep. This is great! he thought, inwardly pleased.

He promptly instructed Zhui Yi to change direction and head towards his prey. He had already seen on the leaderboard that his prey, number 5588, had accumulated 10,000 points. Taking them out now would be quite profitable.

After all, the distance from his current position to the nearby staircase, versus his original route, wasn’t significantly different on the map. The only unknown was the complexity of the paths for each option.

Chen Mo didn’t commit fully himself; he continued along his original route while sending Zhui Yi to deal with his prey. After all, Zhui Yi’s combat power is basically on par with mine. If I can defeat an enemy, Zhui Yi generally can too. If I can’t, Zhui Yi definitely can’t either. So, there’s no need for me to engage personally. Combat is precisely what the outer incarnation is for.

Since everyone could see each participant’s prey number, they grew very excited upon seeing that number 5588 had teleported relatively close to Chen Mo. Given Chen Mo’s audacious behavior as a second-transition participant entering a fourth-transition competition zone, they expected him to hunt down his prey, especially since they were so close.

However, they were disappointed to see that Chen Mo, despite knowing his prey was nearby, deliberately avoided them and chose a different route.

Such behavior bewildered most of the spectators.

「Yongming Star System – Main Conference Hall」

Meanwhile, in the main conference hall of the Yongming Star System, several lower-ranking officials were gathered around the large screen displaying the event map, murmuring amongst themselves.

“Why would this fellow from the Solar System dare to enter the fourth-transition zone but then back off from hunting his prey? His actions are quite strange, aren’t they?”

“Indeed. Based on his previous arrogance, finding his prey nearby should have made him rush over excitedly. Could it be that after entering the fourth-transition zone and seeing the powerful experts and their pets from high-level Star Systems, he got scared?”

“If that’s the case, it’s too late for regrets now.”

Hearing their discussion, a high-ranking member of the Yongming Star System commented, “I don’t necessarily think he’s scared. Perhaps this kid has a big appetite and simply finds the current ’meat’ not fatty enough. He couldn’t be bothered to harvest a mere 20,000 points.”

Another official chimed in, “But can’t you inherit your prey’s target designation after killing them? Forget 20,000 points; even if it’s only the prey’s initial 10,000 points, if the target appears nearby, one should go for the kill.”

“After all, this kid is very young; it’s natural he wouldn’t be familiar with all the intricacies of Milky Way events. Hidden rules, like inheriting your prey’s target designation after a kill, or inheriting a hunter’s target if you successfully counter-hunt them—he probably isn’t aware of these yet. Perhaps he simply thinks that after killing his current prey, he won’t receive such good rewards for eliminating others, so he chose not to act immediately.”

A junior officer then asked, “Sir, aren’t we overestimating him with that line of thinking? He’s a second-transition participant in a zone filled with peak fourth-transition experts. It’s far more likely he’ll be killed than be the one doing the killing.”

The high-ranking member replied, “I’m uncertain of his actual strength; I’m merely analyzing his behavior. His avoidance of his prey likely stems from this kind of strategic thinking, not cowardice. If he were the type to flee, he wouldn’t have entered this competition zone to begin with.”

“That explanation does seem quite reasonable, sir.”

The higher-ups in the Yongming Star System had thus formed a plausible theory for Chen Mo’s avoidance of his prey.

「Earth」

At this time, most people on Earth were speculating along similar lines. Essentially, few believed Chen Mo was scared. Most people suspected he simply felt the ’prey’ wasn’t valuable enough yet. Even the three Alliance Hierarchs of the Academy Alliance shared this view.

Seeing Chen Mo abandon his prey left many people very disappointed. After all, Chen Mo’s true strength remained an enigma to them. They were eager to see a concrete demonstration of his abilities in battle.

Just as the crowd was feeling disappointed and the event seemed to be losing its excitement, they suddenly witnessed a change in the information display that left them utterly astonished.