Global Composite Master: Compositing an Undead Army from the Start - Chapter 776 - 376: Five-Star Task! (Two in One)_2
Chapter 776: Chapter 376: Five-Star Task! (Two in One)_2
“Once you step into the Grave of Gods, any resurrection, immortality, and invincibility abilities will be nullified. When you encounter illusion beasts, you can only rely on your own strength to fight them head-on, which is very dangerous. Among so many five-star tasks, this one is considered one of the most difficult. I suggest you choose a different five-star task.”
Despite the danger mentioned by the proprietress, Chen Mo still showed no intention of changing his mind. After all, he was different from others; he could first let Zhui Yi go in to scout the risks. If he truly encountered any insurmountable trouble, it wouldn’t be too late to switch tasks then.
“Very well then, I’ll register it for you.”
“Is there a fee for registration?”
“Normally, yes. However, since you are a destined person, it’s not necessary for you,” the proprietress said with a smile.
“Then please register it for me.”
“Alright, please wait a moment.”
After speaking, the beautiful red-haired proprietress walked over to the notice board and took down the paper notice for the task Chen Mo wanted.
“Excuse me, may I have your name?” the proprietress asked, returning to Chen Mo with the task paper.
“Chen Mo.”
“Alright, your registration is complete. If you find the three corpses mentioned in the task, you can return here directly to submit it.”
“Um… what if the corpses are damaged?” Chen Mo had been wanting to ask this question ever since he saw the task. How could the task issuer be so certain the corpses could be recovered? What if the corpses were shattered by those illusion beasts? Or eaten?
Hearing Chen Mo’s question, the red-haired proprietress covered her mouth, chuckled, and said, “That’s where you’re uninformed. Illusion beasts are called such because they are not physical entities. Their attack methods aren’t aimed at destroying physical bodies. Units killed by illusion beasts suffer direct death on a spiritual level, but their physical bodies will appear completely unharmed. Therefore, the corpses of those who die in the Grave of Gods can definitely be recovered. The only question is whether anyone dares to go in and find them. Especially considering the depth mentioned in this five-star task; venturing that far into the Grave of Gods to search for three corpses is incredibly difficult!”
After speaking, the red-haired proprietress handed the task paper to Chen Mo. The moment Chen Mo touched it, images immediately surfaced in his mind: the appearance of the task commissioner, the three corpses Chen Mo was tasked to find, and their probable locations.
From the visual clues embedded in the task paper, Chen Mo realized that this so-called Grave of Gods bore some resemblance to the special Grave of Gods he had entered during his entrance trial. However, upon closer inspection, they weren’t quite the same. It seemed this Grave of Gods might be related to the one from the entrance trial instance. Perhaps the Grave of Gods from the entrance trial instance, much like the Chaos Origin Land from that same instance, was a special region deliberately created by someone.
After accepting the task, Chen Mo didn’t hurry to leave. Seeing everyone in the Adventurer’s Tavern so heartily enjoying their food and wine, he couldn’t resist ordering some to try himself. Fortunately, the food and drink here weren’t expensive. Just ten eternal gold coins were enough for a thoroughly enjoyable meal.
Chen Mo ordered a glass of fine wine and some delicacies. At first taste, he didn’t notice much, but as he continued to eat and drink, he felt himself growing more energetic, as if his weary Spirit was being healed and filled with vitality. This peculiar effect made Chen Mo see these delicacies in a new light. No wonder the people in the Adventurer’s Tavern always looked so energetic. So it was because this food had the effect of replenishing everyone’s Spirit. This kind of food was indeed very suitable for Adventurers who were often toiling away on their journeys. No wonder everyone ate with such delight.
After a light meal, Chen Mo finally left the Adventurer’s Tavern. Following the coordinates provided by the task issuer, he used Divine Flicker once and arrived at the entrance to the Grave of Gods.
The Grave of Gods was situated in a separate dimension, its creator unknown. The place where Chen Mo now stood merely looked like an ordinary cliff face. However, if one were to reach out and touch it, they would discover another world hidden behind it, leading directly into the dimensional Grave of Gods.
「Moments after Chen Mo left the Adventurer’s Tavern」
Inside the tavern, a red-haired woman with a similar appearance to the proprietress suddenly emerged behind her and said, “Sister, that man just now was a destined person, wasn’t he? Doesn’t our current situation require a destined person to help resolve it? Why didn’t you try asking for his help?”
“Although the Heavenly Dao informed us that destined people are beings who can help us solve any trouble, the Heavenly Dao also explicitly stated that the abilities of destined people vary. Not every destined person can directly help us solve our problems.” The beautiful red-haired proprietress’s gaze drifted towards where Chen Mo had been standing as she spoke.
“Still, there’s no harm in trying. It’s not often we encounter a destined person.”
“We can’t just try recklessly. Destined people can die too. We mustn’t endanger them for our own sake. Even though they aren’t originally from our world, they are at least beings with whom we have a mutually beneficial relationship. We shouldn’t bring harm to others. Since he was confident enough to accept a five-star task this time, it’s a good opportunity to see where his limits truly lie. If he can complete this five-star task, I’ll try inviting him when he returns to submit the task and claim his reward.”
“Oh, so that’s your plan. Seeing how confident he was, I guess he should be fine. I’m really curious about what kind of beings destined people are. If only we were born as destined people, we could roam freely everywhere like them and be respected by all.”
“Don’t even think about it. According to the ancient records I’ve read, our ancestors were once destined people too. However, for certain reasons, we became natives of the World of Heavenly Element. It seems it was due to losing some kind of Heavenly Dao game. Anyway, the content in the ancient records is severely incomplete, so the specific details are unknown. Regardless, it’s impossible for us to become destined people.”
「Meanwhile」
As the two were discussing Chen Mo, he had already summoned Zhui Yi. After sharing some memories with him, Chen Mo had Zhui Yi enter the Grave of Gods in his stead to scout the risks.
As for Chen Mo himself, he wasn’t idle either. Since I’ve come all the way to this cliff face, I should definitely search all over this mountain. If I happen to discover a Divine Domain, that would be a massive gain.
「Half an hour passed quickly.」
Chen Mo had neither received The Heavenly Path’s Hint about Zhui Yi’s death nor seen Zhui Yi emerge from the Grave of Gods. Evidently, the Grave of Gods was indeed not an easy place to brave. After all, under normal circumstances, relying on his Divine Divine Flicker ability, once the location was confirmed, Zhui Yi could have directly used Divine Flicker to go there, find the three corpses, retrieve them, and the task would be completed instantly. But Zhui Yi had yet to emerge, indicating that some restrictive power within the Grave of Gods was preventing him from directly reaching the task destination and returning after completing it.
「Another hour passed.」
Chen Mo had been searching around for so long and still had no Harvest, yet there was still no sign of Zhui Yi emerging. This made Chen Mo feel an itch of impatience, wanting to enter the Grave of Gods himself to see what exactly was going on. After all, since Zhui Yi hadn’t died after being inside for so long, it meant he himself wouldn’t necessarily perish immediately upon entering. Clearly, while the Grave of Gods was not an easy place to brave, it wasn’t so dangerous as to threaten his Life. He could infer at least that much, though it was, of course, just a possibility.
Given that the true extent of danger in the Grave of Gods was unclear, and considering the task issuer and the Adventurer’s Guild had rated this as a five-star task, its danger level definitely wouldn’t be simple. Chen Mo decided to wait a little longer. He had now searched about 30% of the mountain area. If Zhui Yi still hasn’t emerged by the time I finish searching the entire mountain, it won’t be too late to consider entering then.
As Chen Mo continued searching outside the Grave of Gods, his Eye of Origin detected another group of people approaching the vicinity of the cliff face. This group was clearly composed of natives from the World of Heavenly Element. They arrived in a team of five, and each individual possessed formidable Divine Power Strength.
