Chapter 271 - 189 Wishing for One’s Death! (Two in One, 2/5)_2

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Chapter 271: Chapter 189 Wishing for One’s Death! (Two in One, 2/5)_2 However, to his great surprise, the blow he believed would be lethal not only failed to kill Chen Mo but instead struck a nearby Skeleton Monster, leaving him utterly perplexed. As a seasoned expert, his instincts allowed him to perceive the attributes of the revealed Skeleton Monster, and he instantly recognized that Chen Mo was no ordinary level 20 Non-Rebirth professional. Just as he sensed something was amiss and prepared to retreat for further observation... unfortunately, Chen Mo had already made his move. While his invisibility ability seemed unbeatable, everyone received an Invisibility Break Scroll upon entering the instance! The Invisibility Break Scroll explicitly stated it could negate invisibility of any level. Never mind if an SSS-level Stealth-Breaking ability could dispel the opponent’s invisible mode; even if SSS-level wasn’t enough, this scroll, by ignoring all levels, was more than sufficient. Thus, his formidable invisibility ability was useless. In fact, the individual with the Transparent Venerable profession had considered countermeasures upon entering the instance. Knowing that others also possessed Invisibility Break Scrolls, he had naturally devised ways to circumvent this! This time, had he encountered any normal second-transition level 60 powerhouses, he would have adopted the most cautious strategy. Regrettably, he encountered Chen Mo. Seeing what appeared to be a juicy target delivered right to him, he hadn’t considered anything else. Who would have thought that what seemed like an easy picking was, in fact, a tough nut to crack, not easily dealt with at all. This immediately put him at a disadvantage. The primary reason was that everyone on the map was currently restricted by the Teleportation ban rule. Otherwise, as soon as he sensed something was amiss, he could have used his instant Teleportation ability or activated an Instant Teleportation Scroll to escape. That had been his original plan. If he encountered a regular enemy, his strategy would be to first lure them into using their Invisibility Break Scroll, then use Teleportation to flee, wait for their scroll to expire, and then return to finish them off. Now, however, he could only rely on his own speed to escape. Unfortunately, no matter how fast he was, he couldn’t outrun Chen Mo’s combined use of an Invisibility Break Scroll and the Space-Time Pearl. He was instantly immobilized on the spot. If Chen Mo had relied solely on area damage, killing him might have been more challenging. Since the opponent was invisible, Chen Mo could only have his Skeleton Monsters self-detonate over a wide area, essentially a lottery of widespread bombardment! But now that the Invisibility Break Scroll had exposed him, the Skeleton Monsters could directly besiege him! However, this Transparent Venerable possessed a rather potent profession-specific Skill: when invisible, his damage was significantly amplified; once revealed, his damage reduction became very high. This was quite consistent with his profession’s characteristics. While invisible, high damage output was key, and damage reduction wasn’t as crucial. But after being revealed, many of his advantages would be lost. After all, compared to standard professions, the primary advantages of invisibility professions stem from their invisibility. If one was revealed, they would naturally be at a disadvantage regarding their profession’s core traits compared to others. However, with high damage reduction, even if exposed, one could still possess good survival capabilities, ensuring they could withstand enemy damage until they could enter an invisible state again. But damage reduction was useless against Chen Mo. He instantly activated the Almighty Converter, and all damage dealt by the Skeleton Monsters became true damage! With 800,000 Skeleton Monsters attacking in unison, coupled with Chen Mo’s Death Hairpin preventing resurrection and the Death Light Compass preventing any state of being Immortal, the Transparent Venerable could only die in anguish! On the brink of death, he was still trapped in a time restraint. He hadn’t even begun to regret choosing the wrong target before he perished. [The Heavenly Path’s Hint: Congratulations on killing a contestant. You’ve gained 1 kill count, bringing your total to 21. This grants a 21% damage increase and a 21% damage reduction!] [The Heavenly Path’s Hint: All data related to contestants who have died in the Battle Royale will be completely removed and reclaimed from the instance. Based on the total value of the items dropped by the defeated contestant, you receive 2.5 million victory points! Your current total stands at 30.45 million points. These can be exchanged for rewards when the event ends. Please note, if you are killed, these points will be transferred to your killer!] "Well now, they were quite rich. Seems they did a fair bit of mischief while invisible," Chen Mo remarked. This was his twenty-first kill, and the first time Chen Mo had earned over two million points from a single opponent. His previous victims had only yielded just over one million points each. [The Heavenly Path’s Hint: Contestant Lin Dong of the Glorious series—Level 60 (second-transition professional, 15th-star "Transparent Venerable")—has died! 898 contestants remain in the current instance!] No one had died in the first two hours, but now the conflict had clearly intensified. Soon, the third hour passed. [The Heavenly Path’s Hint: Three hours of instance time have elapsed, with nine hours remaining. It is now the top of the hour; everyone’s coordinates will be exposed. Please prepare. This coordinate exposure will last for 90 seconds! All items in the instance areas have been refreshed, with quantities doubled. Everyone is encouraged to explore. New items may also have refreshed in areas previously visited!] [The Heavenly Path’s Hint: One-quarter of the event time has passed, yet the number of contestants still exceeds three-quarters. Moving forward, if a minute passes without any new kills, everyone’s coordinates will remain exposed. This exposure will only cease once a new kill occurs, at which point coordinates will be hidden again for one minute! This rule will remain in effect until the number of surviving contestants equals or falls below three-quarters of the initial count!] "Damn this Heavenly Dao! It’s just trying to stir the pot and get everyone killing each other," Chen Mo grumbled. He paid no mind to these new rules, heading towards his next target while simultaneously searching for newly refreshed items in the vicinity. He could still bind two more items. He had already gathered hundreds of items, half of which were duplicates. Among these numerous items, none had yet seemed suitable for binding. But at least these items allowed Chen Mo to roughly deduce what capabilities other contestants might possess, making it easier for him to prepare and respond. Whether coordinates were announced or not didn’t matter from Chen Mo’s perspective; he could always see them anyway. However, this new rule did bother Chen Mo somewhat. After all, with such frequent coordinate exposure, didn’t it render his bound item—which provided infinite coordinate visibility—somewhat redundant? Of course, this new rule would only last until the number of surviving contestants dropped to 750, so it wasn’t entirely bad. However, from others’ perspectives, the coordinate exposure had a significant impact on Chen Mo. It meant everyone could see his movements. Previously, he could kill discreetly, and no one would know he was responsible. But now, if he killed someone, hiding his involvement wouldn’t be easy. Glancing at the map and everyone’s coordinates, Chen Mo saw that two to three hundred people had gathered near his previous location. His current location, however, was far from them. If they were hunting for Chen Mo, they would likely encounter other contestants en route. Chen Mo figured the chances of them proceeding towards his previous location without incident were low, but whether they would end up fighting other groups or fleeing, he couldn’t predict. He spotted a target who was alone and hurried over. It didn’t even take a minute. Soon, less than half a minute into the third hour, the first kill notification of this hour appeared. Subsequently, kill notifications appeared one after another. The contestant count, initially 898, had rapidly dwindled to 823. In their final moments, most were filled with regret. They regretted ever entering this instance. The risk was indeed much higher than that of a normal SSS-level difficulty instance! They had already been strong, with promising futures. Why had they risked their lives to enter this instance? Only on the verge of death did they realize their mistake, much like criminals on their deathbeds. Yet, before they truly died, they had all been incredibly spirited and confident, each believing themselves to be the eventual winner of the instance, certain of the powerful methods they possessed.

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