179: Chapter 179 The Last Stop

The benefits of joining an official organization were now formally manifesting.

With a dedicated driver, exclusive lanes, and personnel handling route clearing and aftermath procedures, many unnecessary complications were eliminated, greatly saving time and energy. Chu Xuan only needed to sense the location of the Specters.

This allowed him not only to gain spirituality value but also to earn point rewards; it was truly like getting two meals out of one Specter.

As for the Phantom Demon, perhaps because Chu Xuan had recently added two points to its Charm attribute, it seemed afraid that Chu Xuan would punish it again and spared no effort in providing him with directional sensing.

Following the optimal route on the map, their group traveled between the various roads of Jiabao District, slaying 10 D-rank Specters in just about four hours.

During this time, the ghost-hunting compass did not play the slightest role, which only further highlighted the value of Chu Xuan's ability to precisely locate Specters.

In this regard, Bai Yunfei had no intention of stealing kills and left everything to Chu Xuan's discretion.

Although the other team members were a bit envious, they knew that these Specters had all been found through Chu Xuan's talent.

While they couldn't gain spirituality value, as long as they participated, they would receive certain point rewards afterward, which could be considered having a sip of soup. Most importantly, there was no risk, so they were happy to take it easy.

Originally, Chu Xuan had planned to capture them alive and keep them in his dreams to farm spirituality value, but thinking of that unknown mysterious powerhouse, Chu Xuan chose to give up and avoid doing anything weird or unusual.

In reality, it was better to prioritize safety.

[Current spirituality value: 260]

Looking at the constantly increasing spirituality value, Chu Xuan felt slightly relieved. This was his capital for survival in this predicament, but this was clearly far from enough.

By eight o'clock in the evening, the entire search of the northern Jiabao District was completed, with another 14 Specters slain, 9 of which were found entirely by Chu Xuan.

The remaining 5 had transformed into eerie forms and were eating people; the ghost-hunting compass only emitted a red light indicator and displayed the corresponding values once they came within a 500-meter range.

Chu Xuan did not kill these 5 Specters but left them for Bai Yunfei to handle, including two C-rank Specters among them; Chu Xuan did not covet them either.

Additionally, of the 9 Specters found entirely by Chu Xuan himself, Chu Xuan only killed 7, leaving the remaining two for the other team members.

Chu Xuan understood the principle that one should not take all the profits for oneself and must leave three parts for others.

Besides Bai Yunfei's group, Chu Xuan would have to join other groups in the coming days. Although others valued his talent, if his behavior appeared too greedy, it would inevitably be counterproductive.

Conversely, by giving up a few points of profit, he was trading a mere few dozen points of spirituality value for more guaranteed benefits in the future; this was what Chu Xuan pursued.

Regarding Chu Xuan's behavior, Bai Yunfei and the other team members found him increasingly agreeable, and in subsequent operations, everyone tacitly allowed Chu Xuan to monopolize half of the kill opportunities for the Specters.

[Current spirituality value: 340]

Just then, Chu Xuan's phone rang. After answering, he discovered that the delivery for the items from the mall had arrived.

Chu Xuan stated his current specific address, and before long, a military vehicle drove up, from which a capable-looking young man jumped down.

He saluted Chu Xuan and handed him a package marked with the words "Dongfeng Special Delivery, Safety Guaranteed."

"Chief, please unpack and inspect the goods on the spot." The young man held an imaging device, recording in real-time.

Chu Xuan knew this process; if verified as fake, the points would be refunded. If confirmed as genuine, the transaction would be completed immediately, and the points would be transferred directly to the seller's account, with no possibility of returning the goods.

Opening the package, Chu Xuan focused on checking a black necklace.

This piece of fine-grade equipment, worth 8888 points and named [unpeekable], was capable of blocking detection and was exactly what Chu Xuan needed at the moment.

After checking that everything was correct, he put it on directly.

[You have equipped · unpeekable. Do you wish to consume 20 points of spirituality value to authenticate it?]

[Hint: After equipment authentication, it can be stored in the Exclusive Space, and before your death, without your personal permission, it cannot be stripped or stolen from you by those of the same rank.]

Chu Xuan raised an eyebrow. It had this function too?

——Authenticate!

[Authentication successful.]

[Current spirituality value: 320]

Next, Chu Xuan checked the other items. Although there were many, most were potions, pills, and the like, which didn't take up much space.

After confirming everything was correct, he put them directly into the medical kit at his waist and then chose to sign for them. The transaction was completely finished, and the young man saluted again before getting into the vehicle and leaving.

Next, the group drove to Pu'an District for a tour, finishing around 1:00 AM.

Although the geographical area of this district was far inferior to Jiabao District, it was close to the prosperous central area, and the population was relatively dense. Perhaps because it was night, the Specters were significantly more rampant, revealing their eerie forms to eat people, and they received successive reports.

Chu Xuan and his team rushed over quickly and killed a total of 16 Specters.

Among these 16, 7 had their locations traced by the ghost-hunting compass, including three C-rank Specters.

Chu Xuan was responsible for killing 8, and his spirituality value accumulated to 460 points.

"Chu Xuan, our last stop is Xingchen Building. There is a construction company here that was suspected of having not paid the construction workers' wages. The foreman came to seek revenge with a sledgehammer and a chainsaw, killing a total of 19 office staff members of this company. Except for the general manager, who hid in the restroom and escaped disaster, they were all dismembered, their heads smashed, and the state of their deaths was extremely tragic."

Chu Xuan did not speak, quietly waiting for Bai Yunfei to describe the course of the case.

"This case was originally nothing special. The surveillance at the building entrance and the security staff could all testify, and the foreman confessed to the crime, so it could have been closed directly. But the case officers discovered during the processing that most of the smashed heads had no brains inside, and everyone's internal organs had also completely disappeared..."

Hearing this, Chu Xuan's expression shifted: "This must have been done by a Specter, right? But judging by the cunning displayed by Specters, it shouldn't have been that foreman, right?"

"Of course not."

Bai Yunfei suddenly revealed a mysterious look: "Guess who it was?"

"Only the general manager survived in the whole company. Is it related to him?" Chu Xuan asked, raising an eyebrow.

Bai Yunfei nodded and said: "After on-site backtracking and in-depth investigation, the truth finally came to light. It turns out that the general manager of this construction company was actually a C-rank Specter who had mastered the Heart-Confusing Skill. He deliberately withheld the construction payments and used his skill to bewitch the foreman, intentionally provoking him, causing him to develop murderous intent unknowingly, and finally bring his tools to commit the crime."

Upon hearing this, Chu Xuan thought thoughtfully: "And that C-rank Specter had a full meal during this process and ultimately framed the foreman, because by mastering the Heart Bewitchment skill, it could alter sight, hearing, and cognition, and could easily deceive the foreman."

"That's right, it's exactly as you said." Bai Yunfei paused here and said in an inexplicable tone: "But there is one point you definitely won't be able to guess."