Chapter Eleven: Racking Up Points! Relentlessly Racking Up Points!

In short, just one sentence.

He was about to start grinding points.

“If I don’t grind points, how am I any different from the weak?”

“If I don’t grind points, how can I overcome fate?”

“If I don’t grind points, how can I catch up to Zheng Zha?”

“If I don’t grind points, how can I achieve multiplicity?”

“If I don’t grind points, how can I possibly defeat the Central Continent team, the Clone Chu Xuan, the Choking King’s dirge, the Primordial Heavenly Court…? How can I transform from a newbie clinging to others into the solid pillar my dear guildmates rely on?”

“Grind points! Grind them hard! Don’t waste time worrying about the difficulty the Overseer will throw at me later; there’s a chat group as backup, and with such favorable conditions now, not grinding points would be a betrayal of being a Reincarnator!”

With his resolve firm, Chen Mo wasted no time and immediately set his plan in motion.

First, he addressed the issue of team battles.

Normally, during a team fight, the Overseer should issue an alert sound, or at least there should be subtitles on the Reincarnation Watch. Yet, in the original story, none of this was shown.

On the third day in North Ice Continent, seven newcomers died, along with others who died later, but no Overseer alerts sounded. Even Jenny, an experienced player, was unaware that this was a team battle.

This was unreasonable.

Chen Mo glanced at the Overseer Watch on his wrist.

Apart from the main quest subtitles, there was nothing else.

If it wasn’t a bug in this world, then there was only one explanation…

Clone Chu Xuan, you’re watching me, aren’t you!?

It must be you, or something like the Second Jun, using the Investiture of the Gods or other powerful forces to interfere with the Overseer’s domain, causing this situation!

A similar phenomenon appeared in Infinite Terror, for instance, Adam’s “Guiding Falsehood” which could alter other teams’ Overseer alerts, leading their actions astray. For Clone Chu Xuan or Second Jun, who possess the Investiture of the Gods or even greater power, achieving this should be easy.

But I remain unaffected… Perhaps because I’m a transmigrator, or maybe it’s the power of this chat group aiding me? Regardless, I still know the storyline—I know this is a team battle instance!

Though Chen Mo could have informed his teammates, he chose not to.

There were three reasons.

First, to avoid attracting the attention of the mastermind.

Directly telling teammates might immediately draw Clone Chu Xuan’s or Second Jun’s gaze… although perhaps they’ve noticed me already, since there’s no problem now, I’ll just assume I haven’t been spotted.

Being targeted by such troublesome figures too soon is far from Chen Mo’s wish. At the very least, he wanted to wait until his strength improved—at least until he reached the upper fourth tier, no, until early Saint or Near-Saint level, when he could defend himself before being targeted.

Second, the teammates themselves.

If no team battle alert appeared but he knew this was a team fight, it would inevitably arouse suspicion. Maybe Chu Hao would randomly imagine Chen Mo belonged to the CX organization… after all, it was suspicious!

And if teammates believed him and knew this was a team battle with its rules, they certainly wouldn’t let the teammates trapped in the police station die. But Chen Mo thought, how could following these pests ever help stabilize North Ice Continent? It was better to let them die; even if it cost points, it was preferable to having unstable elements in the team.

Moreover, in the original story, Chu Hao mentioned that if he knew it was a team battle, his strategy would be very different… Please, just stop planning. There will definitely be more instability.

Chen Mo believed Chu Hao’s plans would fail just as firmly as he believed Chu Xuan’s would succeed.

Third, as he said before—he needed to grind points, and grind them hard.

The South Flame Continent team would arrive on the third day. After their arrival, their suspected psychic members would discover those North Ice Continent newbies stranded in the police station.

He could use those newbies as bait and set a trap.

Chen Mo still had plenty of explosives and black tech obtained from Warlong, not all handed over.

Since the South Flame Continent team would definitely cause trouble at the police station for the North Ice newcomers, why not turn their plan against them? He would plant explosives underground at the police station, and after the South Flame team dealt with the newbies, he would detonate them and send them flying.

Additionally, the South Flame team captain was a vampire with demonic blood. The other two’s bloodlines were unclear, but judging by their similar attire, their reference to the captain as “master,” the vampire traits, and their combat performance in the original story, Chen Mo boldly guessed the captain was a BB-level vampire with demonic blood, while the other two were blood slaves or low-level vampires infected by the captain.

That was even better, as his chat group had a true “Undead Slayer.”

Though mutated bloodlines hadn’t truly changed into vampire or demon bloodlines, they still belonged to dark creatures with dark energy. Holy-type attacks and such special moves still had certain extra effects against negative-bloodline Reincarnators.

Chen Mo negotiated with Aqua, hoping to use her powers as the Water Goddess to enchant his weapons with undead-slaying properties, and throw in some holy water. In short, any special effect was welcome. Even if the explosives couldn’t kill them, the combination of holy enchantments and a Gatling gun would.

According to the original story’s depiction of South Flame Continent, the captain was at most a high second-tier, and the other two were second-tier or lower. With this plan, it was likely they would be eliminated.

Aqua wasn’t very bright—worse than Zheng Zha—but at least she was a goddess. When Chen Mo mentioned dealing with a vampire-demon hybrid, she agreed immediately without asking for a reward.

And the South Flame team certainly had more than just these three; they must have more newcomers, hidden somewhere by Chu.

If Chen Mo could find and eliminate them all…

Heheh…

In any case, he would act first and worry later.

Chen Mo hypnotized a few passersby with the Hypnotic Eye, gaining some “assistants.” With plenty of time before the alien arrival, he had them place the items obtained from Warlong and Aqua near the police station where the isolated newcomers were.

As for the police inside, of course, they were hypnotized as well.

This was just part of his preparation for the team battle… but Chen Mo’s true setup and leverage were only just beginning.

After taking a pill gifted by Han Li that accelerated psychic recovery, Chen Mo handed the Hypnotic Eye to one of the “helpers.”

While the Hypnotic Eye’s holder could resist hypnosis, previous hypnotic states could not be dispelled and would persist. That meant those hypnotized would remain under Chen Mo’s control unless they used a Hypnotic Eye themselves to break free.

Chen Mo confidently gave the Hypnotic Eye to this helper because he had implanted the suggestion “Do not use the Hypnotic Eye to remove your own hypnosis,” and when hypnotizing others, this rule was also imposed.

“Take this tool and find the American military forces,” Chen Mo instructed.

“Use it to hypnotize all the way, controlling senior military officers. Tell them I want fish… no, tell them aliens are coming to Earth and to prepare. Also, deploy more troops to Los Angeles.”

“Damn it, one nuclear bomb can’t destroy that alien ship. What about two, three, or even more? Or ambush it from inside the ship with explosives? Just make sure they’re ready.”

“With this Hypnotic Eye, what can’t be done in this magicless modern society? If you can’t take down the ship, have them send more troops and then hypnotize those officers and soldiers to help me kill monsters. If nothing else, kill more of those gorilla-like aliens.”

“What? You say your psychic power isn’t enough?”

“Fool!”

“Is the Hypnotic Eye just a decoration? Just give it to someone you’ve hypnotized, and have them hypnotize others. Keep going in a chain!”

“Don’t say hypnotizing the entire American military leadership—if there’s enough time, you could hypnotize the whole world… Just kidding. The device probably doesn’t last that long, but hypnotizing hundreds or thousands should be no problem.”

“Just act quickly. The aliens arrive early tomorrow morning. Make sure those hypnotized obey me completely, and remember to get the Hypnotic Eye back from them afterward.”

“Honestly, this thing rolled a perfect hundred on the dice; the effect really is impressive…”