As Chen Mo was lost in thought, Qian Ying led two of the Qian Family's weakest Martial Artists past him in a flash, leaving him at the very back of the group.
If not for his desire to play Old Sixth, Chen Mo would have wanted to make a move right then and send that old man straight to his death.
Behind them, a whole swarm of Big White Dough Balls gave chase. When the enormous dough ball came within five meters of him, it seemed to catch a familiar scent. It instantly slowed down, letting out roars from its mouth.
In an instant, the entire group of Big White Dough Balls slowed their pursuit, widening the distance between themselves and the Martial Artist group.
When Chen Mo turned around and saw this, he understood that the enormous dough ball had probably recognized him—or rather, smelled his scent. That was why it had slowed down, and it might even call off the pursuit and return soon.
How could he allow that? He had searched for half the night yesterday and still failed to find this enormous dough ball, causing him to miss out on an inner core. Now that it had practically delivered itself to him, he had to find a way to keep it here.
Having only one inner core in hand was far too little. Especially an inner core from a Strange Beast capable of releasing Absolute Zero—it was exceptionally rare. He had to get his hands on it.
So Chen Mo secretly took out a Breath Concealment Talisman and activated it on himself, concealing all his aura. That way, the Big White Dough Ball should resume chasing them, right? He had his reasons for doing this. Just now, the enormous dough ball's head had twitched as though