Global Composite Master: Compositing an Undead Army from the Start Chapter 862 - 419: Kill and Protect! (Double-Length)

Following Sun Wu’s lead, the pair hurried out of the city alongside a throng of other travelers.

The Underworld City they were targeting was no secret to Sun Wu, nor was it hidden from the many others flocking to it.

This was precisely why Sun Wu expressed his concern that the resource-rich Underworld City might have already been picked clean.

As they journeyed, they encountered numerous groups of varying sizes, the largest squads boasting ten members, while smaller cliques numbered only three or four.

Chen Mo’s duo was distinctly sparse in comparison to the surrounding teams.

The Underworld City rested a mere five kilometers from Nile City.

Yet, traversing five kilometers within the Sea of Cosmos is far from a trivial task compared to the lower realm. The unique gravity here makes it incredibly difficult for even a Lord of the Cosmos to utilize Land-Shrinking techniques.

To bypass such distances, one must rely on precious cosmic secret treasures.

Chen Mo’s Shrinking Ruler proved its worth, allowing him to leap across five-hundred-meter spans instantly.

"Let us just teleport there. Walking the full distance would be too inefficient," Chen Mo remarked to Sun Wu.

"Oh? Do you possess two distinct types of teleportation cosmic secret treasures?"

Sun Wu had initially assumed Chen Mo only held a pinpoint teleportation artifact, hence his suggestion to set their rally point inside Ocean Town.

It was now clear that Chen Mo wielded other forms of teleportation tech capable of spatial jumps.

Such spatial jump treasures are notoriously expensive, fetching a higher price than standard pinpoint teleportation tools.

"I liquidated a large quantity of Cosmic Source Crystals upon ascending from the lower realm to acquire a few extras," Chen Mo replied with a grin.

Despite his growing rapport with Sun Wu, he kept the nature of his unique Compounding Ability a secret.

This exclusive power remained entirely undetectable even to advanced investigative methods.

"What is the range of your teleportation treasure?"

"Five hundred meters."

"What!? That is the upper limit for a first-tier teleportation treasure!" Sun Wu exclaimed, wide-eyed. "Such items fetch a minimum of five thousand Cosmic Source Crystals; you are remarkably generous with your wealth."

Chen Mo had never truly scrutinized the market value of these items. Though he knew they outpriced most offensive and defensive secret treasures, he remained unaware that spatial jump variants were exponentially more costly.

"Since you have such a tool, we will save precious time. Let us proceed."

Sun Wu, having reached the pinnacle of a first-tier Lord of the Cosmos, naturally carried his own top-tier teleportation treasure.

With rapid, successive jumps, their travel time to the Underworld City entrance was cut to a mere five seconds.

Chen Mo soon spotted a dark, circular void marring the landscape nearby.

This place earned the name Underworld City precisely because its mouth opened into the earth.

"The Portal retains a dark hue. It appears this Underworld City remains largely untouched, likely because its boss is far too formidable for the average traveler to challenge."

Upon leaping into the passage, Chen Mo and Sun Wu entered a vast, submerged realm.

"The Underworld City is housed beneath the ocean?"

Submerged in the oppressive, dark seawater, those suffering from even mild deep-sea phobias would find the environment unbearable.

"Indeed. This Underworld City is crawling with Source Beasts, including those of King-grade status."

"Ah? I thought such high-tier Source Beasts were non-existent in District One?" Chen Mo asked, caught off guard.

"Normally, you would be correct. The area restrictions typically force Source Beasts in District One to remain at the lord-grade. To find higher tiers, one usually progresses further. But the Underworld City is anomalous; its creatures are not bound by the same harsh tier limitations as those in the wild."

However, he noted, there is still a hard cap for growth within the Underworld City.

In District one, Source Beasts can rank up indefinitely, but they are strictly capped at level 10.

Each environment, it seems, has its distinct advantages and drawbacks."

"So, are you saying the apex predator of this Underworld City is a level 10 King-grade Source Beast?"

"Precisely. It claims the deep-sea realm of the Sea King City and rarely wanders. We are safe as long as we do not provoke it. Its current King-grade status is only because this region went uncleared for so long, allowing it to evolve beyond its initial rank."

"So, if it remains uncleared, the Source Beasts continue to increase in rank over time?"

"Correct. Even a mob of mundane, low-level Source Beasts would eventually evolve into something terrifying if left unchecked."

"An intriguing quirk. But if they are trapped within the city, they pose no threat to the outside world, right?"

"You are mistaken. You are familiar with the concept of Disasters from the lower realm, yes? The Sea of Cosmos faces its own version of a Disaster. During the event, half of the Source Beasts within these Underworld Cities are randomly expelled into the surrounding territory. If we leave these pits uncleared for too long, a single Disaster could make survival an impossibility for everyone."