50: Chapter 50 Trial Tower, First Floor

The golden light dissipated.

Chen Mo found himself standing in a vast space.

It wasn't the three paths behind the door, but a circular plaza at least two hundred meters in diameter. The ground was made of black stone slabs covered in intricate patterns. Above him was an endless darkness, with no ceiling in sight.

In the center of the plaza stood a tall tower.

A black tower pierced deep into the darkness, its top invisible. Numbers were carved into the tower—ascending floor by floor, from one to nine.

[Entered Special Area: Trial Tower]

[Rule: Pass the trial of each floor to obtain the corresponding rewards]

[Current Floor: First Floor]

[Trial Content: Survive for 1 hour under the siege of 100 E-Class Ghost Shadows]

[Countdown: 59:59]

Chen Mo's pupils contracted slightly.

One hundred.

E-Class.

Not F-Class, but E-Class.

Even if he was currently C-Class, one hundred E-Class ones were enough to tear him to pieces.

The surrounding space began to warp.

Something was wriggling beneath those black stone slabs.

Then, they emerged.

One, two, ten, fifty, one hundred.

Ghost Shadows of various forms crawled out from under the stone slabs. Some looked like humans, some like beasts, and some had no discernible shape at all. They formed a circle, trapping Chen Mo in the middle.

But they didn't move.

They just watched him.

Waiting.

[Countdown: 59:30]

Chen Mo gripped his cleaver tightly.

He didn't panic.

Within his ten-second Prediction, he saw the scene three seconds into the future—those Ghost Shadows would rush forward simultaneously from all directions.

He had to find a Breakthrough before then.

Chen Mo scanned his surroundings.

At the edge of the plaza, there was a stone pillar, about three meters high.

He activated Infiltrator and vanished from the spot.

Seven seconds of invisibility.

He rushed toward that stone pillar.

The Ghost Shadows were stunned—they could no longer see him.

Seven seconds later, Chen Mo appeared at the top of the stone pillar.

Those Ghost Shadows realized what happened and began to climb the stone pillar.

But they couldn't climb up.

It was too slippery.

Chen Mo stood on top, looking down at the wriggling things below.

[Countdown: 58:47]

Survive for one hour.

It wasn't about killing them all; it was about surviving.

He could choose to hide up there and wait for the time to pass.

But Chen Mo didn't.

He jumped down.

His cleaver slashed toward the nearest Ghost Shadow.

One strike, two strikes, three strikes.

That Ghost Shadow fell.

Golden threads surged into his body.

The surrounding Ghost Shadows went into a frenzy.

They rushed forward simultaneously.

Chen Mo activated Eerie Power Burst.

All attributes increased by 50%.

His speed doubled, and his strength doubled.

In his eyes, those Ghost Shadows seemed to move in slow motion.

He dodged the first one's attack and killed the second one with a backhand strike.

He sidestepped the third, kicked away the fourth, and slashed the fifth to death.

Thirty seconds.

He killed twenty-three.

Eerie Power Burst ended.

The remaining seventy-seven closed in again.

Chen Mo didn't stop.

He activated Infiltrator and vanished from the spot.

Seven seconds later, he appeared in another location and continued killing.

One strike, two strikes, three strikes.

Five more fell.

Those Ghost Shadows began to feel fear.

They retreated slightly.

But Chen Mo gave them no chance.

He charged into the group of Ghost Shadows like a knife through butter.

[Countdown: 30:00]

Killed forty-one.

[Countdown: 15:00]

Killed fifty-eight.

[Countdown: 05:00]

Killed seventy-two.

[Countdown: 00:00]

Chen Mo stood in the center of the plaza, covered in blood.

Ghost Shadow corpses were strewn all over the ground.

Eighty-three.

He had killed eighty-three.

The remaining seventeen hid far away in the corners, not daring to approach.

[First Floor Trial Completed]

[Kills: 83 E-Class Ghost Shadows]

[Time Taken: 60 minutes]

[Evaluation: Dominating]

[New Floor Record]

[Obtained Hidden Reward: Time Fragments ×10]

[Obtained Special Title: Slaughterer]

[Slaughterer: All attributes +10% when facing enemies that outnumber you]

Chen Mo leaned against the stone pillar, panting heavily.

Eighty-three.

He didn't know how he had done it.

He only knew that every strike hit a weak point and every dodge was within his Prediction.

He had many injuries on his body, but none were fatal.

He looked up toward that tower.

The entrance to the second floor was slowly opening.

Chen Mo straightened his body and walked toward that door.

Behind him, the remaining Ghost Shadows watched from afar, not daring to move.

He entered the second floor.

The door closed behind him.