CHAPTER 265: CHAPTER 187 DEATH THREAT! (TWO IN ONE, 2/5)_2

His instinct was to run away first.

Damn it! How is this possible? How could a Level 20, Non-Rebirth professional summon eight hundred thousand Skeleton Monsters with such high attributes?

Everyone capable of entering this instance possessed several probing abilities. Apart from Chen Mo himself, who was concealed by the Chaos Tester title, the attributes of his Skeleton Monsters could be easily detected. If it weren’t for the Skeleton Monsters’ terrifying attributes, the Heavenly Water’s professional wouldn’t have fled in such a hurry.

These are eight hundred thousand monsters with attack power comparable to a third-transition being!

Even with his colossal arrogance, he wouldn’t dare claim he could remain unscathed if surrounded by eight hundred thousand third-transition creatures. Moreover, these weren’t ordinary third-transition beings; each possessed nearly a hundred million shield points.

What could he possibly use to fight them?

His personal capabilities were indeed extraordinary, far surpassing those of his peers. His protective bubbles could inflict tens of millions of damage points directly, all fixed damage. As a second-transition professional, this level of strength was already incredibly abnormal.

But what use was it?

Even if he could deal tens of millions of damage in a single second, it would be very difficult for him to deplete such a thick shield. Clearing the Skeleton Monsters’ shields would take nine seconds, but without his protective bubble, they could kill him in just one second!

So how could he possibly fight them?

He simply could not understand how a Level 20, Non-Rebirth individual could summon so many incredibly powerful Skeleton Monsters. It was simply beyond reason. What was even worse, he originally had a Sacred Purification Bubble that could restrain dark creatures. Yet, these Skeleton Monsters possessed some kind of Sacred attribute, making them immune to the restraints of Sacred power, which was truly preposterous. He could neither restrain them nor eliminate them quickly. His only choice was to flee.

Unfortunately for him, Chen Mo possessed infinite coordinates, making escape impossible.

Witnessing the opponent vanish in a flash, Chen Mo waited a few seconds for his Skeleton Monsters to thaw from their frozen state, then instantly teleported next to the Heavenly Water’s professional. With a thought from Chen Mo, all the Ghosts were recalled to his side. He then attacked the Heavenly Water’s professional once again.

"Why? Why are you so strong?! Even if a Non-Rebirth individual is fully equipped with divine gear, your attribute values shouldn’t be high enough!"

The Heavenly Water’s professional found it incredulous and was extremely unwilling to accept it. It was mainly because he, a 15th-star professional, was being thrashed by a Non-Rebirth five-star. He felt deeply wronged.

However, in reality, Chen Mo was actually a ten-star, also possessed a powerful initial hidden five-star profession, and had his stats boosted by title attributes!

So even though Chen Mo was of a lower tier, their attribute values were actually quite similar.

Of course, if a direct comparison were made, Chen Mo’s attributes were still slightly lower. A fully-leveled, 15th-star, second-transition master, considering his fine equipment, would have an attack attribute at least 20,000 to 30,000 points higher than Chen Mo’s at this moment. His defensive power was even more superior, at least 50,000 to 60,000 points higher. If this opponent also had his stats enhanced by title attributes, along with top-tier equipment, then his attributes would be even more staggering.

However, even top-notch second-transition professionals rarely reached such heights. Most, like this Heavenly Water’s professional, were already considered at the peak of their class. Had he not encountered Chen Mo, this man possessed formidable abilities for defense, offense, and control. He could deal tens of millions in fixed damage instantly and even trap people directly. He was simply too powerful.

"If you want to know, go ask the Heavenly Dao."

Without wasting words, Chen Mo made his move. He knew the other party still had an invincible protective bubble lasting 10 seconds and an Invincible Scroll effective for 5 seconds.

He has at least 15 seconds of invincibility left; telling him my secrets now would just be asking for trouble.

Besides, Chen Mo didn’t know what other tools this person might be hiding in his backpack. Killing him was the priority.

At Chen Mo’s command, the Skeleton Monsters instantly drew their bows or extended their magic wands, launching a barrage of attacks at the Heavenly Water’s professional. Seeing his life hanging by a thread, the Heavenly Water’s professional naturally used every life-saving measure he had. He quickly conjured a tremendous protective bubble, glowing with a faint golden light, that encapsulated him. As soon as the bubble appeared, the Skeleton Monsters’ attacks and the Nine-tailed White Fox’s flames crashed against it with a series of BANG! BANG! BANG! sounds, but they were ultimately unable to destroy the bubble.

"Invincible for 10 seconds. Not bad. You’ve bought yourself another 10 seconds of life. And then?" Chen Mo said, looking at him with a playful smirk.

"Look, if you spare me, I can give you something valuable. You know, if you kill me, the Heavenly Dao will reclaim everything, and you’ll end up with nothing."

"I didn’t expect you to know this. It seems you survived until the end in the last event."

"Not exactly. Someone in our Star System achieved it."

"Generally, powerful SSS-level items are bound. The unbound SSS-level items you could offer probably aren’t that great, are they?"

At this, the opponent was momentarily at a loss for words. Indeed, tradable items were usually inferior in value compared to bound ones, but there were exceptions. For example, the Space-Time Pearl and Stellar Shift that Chen Mo had obtained were two such divine artifact components—unbound and quite effective. Of course, these were rare exceptions; typical unbound items were indeed a tier below.

"Even if it’s not bound, it’s still SSS-level! Having one more is always better than one less. If the Heavenly Dao reclaims it, you’ll only get a few lousy points. What can you even exchange those for?"

"SSS-level items? I have plenty. I don’t particularly need more. As for points, I already have something I want to exchange them for, so you don’t need to worry about me."

Hearing Chen Mo utter such casually arrogant words, the opponent almost choked. He recalled that at Level 20, before his own Non-Rebirth, he had scarcely encountered any SSS-level items, let alone large quantities. Obtaining even one or two was a significant achievement. Given Chen Mo’s nonchalant demeanor, it seemed he truly possessed a considerable number of valuable items.

"So, you’re saying there’s no room for negotiation?" The Heavenly Water’s professional’s expression darkened.

"You should have known there’s no way out once you entered this instance!"

If it weren’t for the opponent’s Invincible State, Chen Mo wouldn’t have bothered to waste words with him. Ten seconds was a short time, and it was nearly up after their brief exchange.

"Since you could investigate my attributes, you must know I also have a Sealing Bubble I haven’t used."

"I do. So what?"

"I have a Death Curse Tool. If I use it with the Sealing Bubble, I can make its effects permanent. You wouldn’t want to be trapped in a bubble, with all your abilities sealed forever, would you?"

The opponent’s Sealing Bubble was indeed powerful. Once cast, it could trap the target inside, sealing all their abilities. Normally, the effect lasted only five seconds. Although it was a potent control measure, it couldn’t be used frequently. After all, its casting cost was substantial: the caster had to deplete their vitality to a single point and would be unable to receive any healing effects for the next 10 seconds.

The exact nature of the Death Curse Tool was unknown, but according to the opponent, it could alter the Sealing Bubble’s duration, making it permanent. Just as Chen Mo was wondering about its use, the opponent had already retrieved it from his backpack.

Chen Mo sensed its aura.

Damn, this tool was purely designed to harm others at one’s own expense.

It inflicted a permanent curse on an opponent at the cost of the caster’s own life, causing one negative effect on the target to become permanent. Normally, even after using this method, if the caster possessed a resurrection ability, they could still be revived. But Chen Mo was wearing the Death Hairpin and held the Death Light Compass. These two unique items from the instance were not subject to information concealment, so the opponent could still sense their functions. It was precisely because of these two items that the opponent hesitated; otherwise, he would have acted long ago!