Global Composite Master: Compositing an Undead Army from the Start
Chapter 45 Battlefield Traces! (5/5)_1

Chapter 45: Chapter 45 Battlefield Traces! (5/5)_1

With Mu Xing’s protection, Chen Mo felt safer. They promptly headed towards the edge of the forest, chatting casually along the way.

By the time they emerged, the Rule Barrier had completely shattered and dissipated. The crowd outside was no longer as focused on the events within the barrier as they had been initially. After all, the shocking sound of the great path had largely diverted their attention to the mysterious genius who had caused it. They were all curiously discussing the feasibility of a single person, within an hour, killing a wild group BOSS ten Levels higher than themselves.

However, as the Rule Barrier shattered with a crash, everyone’s attention snapped back. Compared to a distant stranger, they naturally cared more about the safety of their own people. So, when they saw Mu Xing leading Chen Mo toward them, they immediately flocked over.

Voices called out, "Chen Mo, are you okay?" and "Mr. Mo, are you alright?"

Chen Mo was quite moved by the concern shown by his classmates. He smiled and said, "I’m fine. I saw The Master of Mutation arrive and figured that rather than panic, it would be safer to stay put. Thankfully, nothing happened."

Seeing that Chen Mo was indeed safe, Shen Rulong, Su Tianxin, and the others were immediately relieved.

Upon hearing Chen Mo mention the arrival of The Master of Mutation, Shen Rulong and Ling Yu immediately approached him. "Did you see anything strange in the forest?" Shen Rulong asked.

"Strange things? I didn’t see anything," Chen Mo shook his head.

"What about strange noises?" This time it wasn’t the teachers who asked, but Mu Xing.

Hearing this, Chen Mo immediately said, "Yes, I heard a lot of explosions and fighting sounds, but since I didn’t know what was going on, I didn’t dare to look. After waiting for a while, all sounds ceased. Then later, I saw Sister Mu Xing coming to rescue me."

"So that’s how it was," Shen Rulong nodded. "It’s my fault for not explaining things clearly and putting you in danger."

"Your fault?" Chen Mo looked puzzled. Why is the Principal suddenly blaming himself?

He paused, recalling the Principal’s words just before the Rule Barrier had sent him flying.

He smiled wryly and said, "It’s my fault for being reckless; it has nothing to do with the Principal."

"Alright, you rest for a bit, and everyone else as well," Shen Rulong announced. "We will enter the forest to investigate the current distribution of monsters, and then decide whether to continue the assessment for you!"

After Shen Rulong finished speaking, he entered the forest with Ling Yu and the others. Although their primary intention was to investigate the distribution of monsters, they also wanted to examine the battleground where The Master of Mutation had been. All of them possessed Flying capabilities, so they quickly soared over the tall trees, spotting the bare area in the center of the forest at a glance.

"The traces of the fight are quite mixed; looks like there were quite a few people!"

"Judging by the chaotic footprints on the ground, there must have been hundreds of people," Ling Yu assessed with an experienced eye.

"But where did this group of people come from? They insisted on coming to this area despite the alliance’s warning?"

"Maybe they were passing by on their way to a nearby Mutated Land and, upon seeing the Rule Barrier, decided on the spur of the moment to enter and deal with The Master of Mutation," Ling Yu theorized.

"If that’s the case, then it’s a slight possibility," Shen Rulong commented.

Although Ling Yu felt there was no other explanation, he reluctantly accepted this one. But there isn’t any Mutated Land particularly close to this area. Would a strong team deliberately detour this way? It still feels strange.

Shen Rulong’s words served as a reminder to Ling Yu. "Inspector Ling, there aren’t many Level 20 teams in our country capable of killing The Master of Mutation within minutes, are there? Investigating this shouldn’t be too difficult, right?"

"Although there was originally no need to involve the alliance’s scout team, this situation is suspicious, so it’s better to investigate thoroughly," Ling Yu responded. "Principal Shen is right. I’ll have someone report the situation here and establish an investigation team to determine if a powerful Level 20 team indeed came to eliminate The Master of Mutation."

"Inspector," one of the Inspector Assistants began after some thought. "Like you, I also doubt that a powerful Level 20 squad would suddenly appear here. However, according to Chen Mo, a fight did occur, and The Master of Mutation was eliminated. The alliance doesn’t have any rule prohibiting teams from eliminating The Master of Mutation if it appears in an area designated for assessment by the alliance. So, what’s the point of our investigation?"

"Have you forgotten about the Aliens?" Ling Yu retorted. "Our notice isn’t just binding for alliance members; even the great aristocratic families would give it due consideration. For this group to blatantly disregard our notice and appear here means it’s one part accident and nine parts deliberate. Moreover, we’re talking about a large group of powerful professionals under Level 20. If we don’t get to the bottom of this, I won’t be able to sleep at night."

"So you mean a Level 20 expert team of Aliens came in to eliminate The Master of Mutation? But aren’t Aliens unable to take away any spoils of war on our Earth?" the assistant asked.

"If they kill Earthlings, they indeed can’t take the dropped loot without some special method," Ling Yu explained. "However, items dropped by wild monsters they kill themselves aren’t protected by the rules of the Great Path, so they can freely collect them."

"I see. But the Aliens wouldn’t be so outrageous, would they? Sending such a low-Level team of future elites to train on our Earth?"

"The situation feels strange, and I can’t say for certain that it’s Aliens," Ling Yu admitted. "That’s why we must thoroughly investigate."

He looked at the messy traces on the ground, his mind filled with doubt. Most of these footprints on the ground appeared very light. They were nothing like the footprints a normal human would leave. The clearer ones among them easily led one to conclude they were made by a group of people as skinny as skeletons, practically weightless. How could such a group of Level 20 masters exist on Earth? A team of anorexics? But even if they were anorexics, their condition would immediately reverse upon awakening their profession, and their bodies would gradually regain health. By the time they reached Level 20, their physiques should have long since returned to normal. So, the more I think about it, the stranger this situation becomes.

Chen Mo didn’t know that his Skeleton Monsters, being just light bone structures, had left such shallow footprints that Ling Yu, an old hand, immediately noticed something was amiss.

But Ling Yu would never have guessed that such a chaotic scene had been created by Chen Mo alone, directing a continuous stream of the Skeleton Monster Army.

「Outside the forest.」

After Chen Mo responded one by one to the concerns of his classmates and teachers, he finally found time to check the Harvest of this operation. He couldn’t inspect his item gains in public, but he could freely examine the newly acquired title on the semi-transparent floating window visible only to him.