128: Chapter 129 The Three Scoundrels Disband: One of Us Has Been a Traitor!

Synthesizing a phantasmagoria tier trait requires raising a Gold-tier trait to Level 3!!

Shen Mo was completely dumbfounded. He had thought that he only needed three Gold-tier traits to easily synthesize a phantasmagoria tier one. As it turned out, there was actually a threshold, and a pretty high one at that!

A Level 3 Gold-tier trait...

Shen Mo did some calculations. The Gold-tier traits he had synthesized so far were all high-scoring ones.

This meant that the points required for him to upgrade them would also be very high.

For example:

First of all, a high-scoring Gold-tier base required three high-scoring Silver-tier traits!

That was 27,000 points.

And for this [Gold-tier · Predator] that Shen Mo synthesized, each upgrade cost 5,000 points!

5,000 points for one level, so 15,000 points for three levels!

Adding the original base on top of that...

“Hiss!!!”

“Calculating it this way, just to get a single Gold-tier trait to meet the synthesis requirements, I need 42,000 points?!”

“To synthesize a phantasmagoria tier trait, the most basic point requirement is nearly 130,000 points?!”

Shen Mo felt a bit numb. At this moment, he felt he had somewhat misjudged that old Korean guy, Bae Soo-hyun.

Just look at him.

Even though he only had one Gold-tier trait, that trait of his was at max level!

And due to the restrictions of his tier, he could probably only equip one Gold-tier trait and one Silver-tier trait. He might even have other traits in his hand that weren't equipped. Calculating it like this... it was actually not that bad.

After all, that kid clearly had his own plans.

His [Gold-tier · Deadly Trap] didn't look like a low-scoring one no matter how you looked at it.

“Could this Korean guy be planning to synthesize three max-level, high-scoring Gold traits...” Shen Mo was a bit shocked. If it really was as he thought, to be honest, he had indeed misjudged Bae Soo-hyun.

As expected.

No one who could ascend the Gods Ladder in an era where Long Chen crushed all rivals was a fool.

Thinking of this,

Shen Mo actually felt a bit conflicted.

After all, according to Alodes's hint, the higher the trait score, the better the synthesized phantasmagoria tier trait would be. It wasn't very noticeable when synthesizing Silver into Gold; as long as the base was good, they were mostly similar.

But synthesizing Gold into Prismatic was a different story.

This thing determined the upper limit!

“If I only pursue level and ignore quality, I could use the worst Silver traits and the worst Gold traits to synthesize a Prismatic trait with just 60,000 to 70,000 points. But the effect of that kind of Prismatic trait would probably be terrible, with an extremely low ceiling, making it practically useless...”

Shen Mo suddenly felt a headache coming on. How agonizing!

In the end, the current situation still boiled down to points. If he had enough points, there would be nothing to hesitate about—he would just max everything out.

“I can't rush.”

“There are still many matches ahead, and plenty of opportunities to rake in points. Quality over quantity!”

Shen Mo took a deep breath, forcing his restless heart to calm down.

Suddenly obtaining such a massive amount of points had indeed made his mindset a bit unstable. But now that he understood the trait synthesis mechanism, this splash of cold water actually calmed him down.

He couldn't rush.

He certainly wouldn't do something that would ruin his own future. What was that old saying from his previous life?

“Only by enduring loneliness can one hold onto prosperity.”

...

The subsequent matches remained intense. Hogni from Giant Bear Country easily defeated Hans from Germany, securing a defender's seat. Shen Mo didn't watch this match; otherwise, he would have definitely cried out in surprise!

Shapeshifter Dragon Blaster!!!

Despite Hogni's burly build and simple, honest appearance, the comp he played was the Shapeshifter Dragon Blaster, which no one else had ever played before! With Varus and Smolder as the dual carries,

Hogni had even synthesized two Pyro Emblems!

This completely dumbfounded Hans from Germany, who didn't even know what the Pyro Emblem did!

After leaving the stage,

Hans felt his head buzzing, and his mind was filled with utter confusion. This wasn't right! Why was the emblem this guy synthesized so strong?

Sakura Country synthesized 'Frost', the USA synthesized 'Faerie', South Korea synthesized 'Honeymancy', and the Dragon Country synthesized 'Dimension' and 'Eldritch', but what on earth was that blood-red 'U-shaped' emblem?

More importantly, for such a strong emblem, why didn't the Gods Arena make any announcements or indications?

Was this some kind of joke?!

Hans began to question his life. Looking back at the past Gods Arenas, the Big Three—the USA, South Korea, and Sakura Country—had always been far in the lead, with that insidious Eagle Country ranked fourth.

Germany, France, and Giant Bear Country had always acted as the Three Slackers in the middle.

And finally, the smaller countries competed among themselves.

What a great structure that was!

Yet, this structure was suddenly shattered!

Not to mention the sudden rise of Dragon Country; after all, Shen Mo's formidable strength was obvious to all. This guy was no longer just a dark horse—he was a complete wild card, a fierce dragon crossing the river, a mortal cultivating to immortality.

The Big Three—South Korea, Sakura Country, and the USA—had been cut down one after another.

But what did that have to do with them, the Three Slackers?!

Hans wanted to cry. We agreed to be slackers together... yet you secretly went and excelled!

It was one thing to excel,

but you actually raised your butcher's knife against your own brothers!

Hans felt like he was going to break down.

It was like the three of them were originally standing back-to-back, facing a siege of powerful enemies.

Giant Bear Country: “Take care of yourselves. Once the fight starts, I might not be able to watch your backs!”

Germany: “Got it! I'll hold the east!”

France: “Then I'll hold the west, absolutely no one gets through!”

The powerful enemies circled around them, while they, in the very center, also circled back-to-back against the enemies.

No one dared to let their guard down.

But after a few rounds, they suddenly realized there was a familiar face among the powerful enemies besieging them!

Germany: ???

France: ???

There is a traitor among us!!!

...

Back on the field, putting aside the burly Hans who had a surprisingly rich inner monologue, Mike from Eagle Country—the last to appear—spoke with a gloomy face: “I choose to challenge Persia!”

He had no confidence in defeating Shen Mo, and he couldn't touch his other allies.

Mike's sinister eyes swept around. The only remaining opponents he could choose from seemed to be Oil Country and Persia.

Hakin seemed to be very close to Dragon Country. The cancer Syndra comp from a while ago was given to him by Shen Mo of Dragon Country. Although it had been nerfed now, who could guarantee that Shen Mo hadn't given him a new trump card?

After all, UAE of Oil Country was already completely in Dragon Country's pocket.

They gave whatever resources were asked for, with absolutely no intention of hiding it.

After thinking it over,

it seemed only Karin from Persia was an easy target!

On the other side, Karin was a bit nervous. Hakin patted her on the shoulder and encouraged her in a low voice: “Go for it! Don't forget the experience Brother Shen gave us. You can do it!”

“Mm.”

Karin swallowed, took a deep breath, and raised her hand: “I accept the challenge!”