189: Chapter 189 Two Days at Most

"It's just intuition, or perhaps... because your smile is too sincere."

Xu Zhiyou gently adjusted his black-rimmed glasses and said:

"You are using this old man as a source of comfort, aren't you? Based on what I knew of you in the dormitory, you shouldn't be like this. Back then, even under the pressure of life and death, you always maintained a sharp edge. But now, you seem to be troubled by something and are feeling restless? You are using this to find relief."

Chu Xuan smiled calmly: "You only got half of it right."

Xu Zhiyou suddenly sat up straight: "If you have something on your mind, feel free to tell me. I may not be able to help you, but perhaps I can offer you a useful perspective."

"Let's talk tomorrow." Chu Xuan's expression remained unchanged as he stood up and left.

Xu Zhiyou looked stunned.

...

Meanwhile, in a dark place.

"So much spirit money has turned into dross again, and even more this time—over 1000 pieces! Who is doing this? Has it not been found out yet?"

"It has been basically confirmed that it is related to Haicheng. Yesterday, Xinyue Fox lost 120 pieces of spirit money there, and just now, almost at the same time, another 100 pieces were lost. This is not a coincidence. However, the two people who recently had an Awakening there do not seem to have such abilities."

"So, is it confirmed that there is a problem in Haicheng?"

"It's almost certain. Furthermore, news from [Revelation] suggests that the person will likely strike again shortly. Xinyue Fox has been used; she is merely a pawn for that person."

"Since that's the case, from now on, cut off the flow of spirit money to Haicheng. Do not notify Xinyue Fox about this. Directly ask Azure Dragon to keep an eye on it. You must catch that person for me. I will surely hack that person to pieces!"

"Azure Dragon... might not necessarily listen to you."

"After it's done, I am willing to pay him 1000 pieces of spirit money as a reward!"

"In that case, he will definitely be more than happy to do it."

...

At seven in the morning, the Xingchen Building was demolished by a controlled explosion. A massive rat escaped, and even with Ming Xiucheng's abilities, he failed to catch it.

All the team members were incredibly surprised, but Chu Xuan had anticipated this long ago. He didn't even go to the scene to see it, but instead took Tang Zheng, who had just returned, out with him.

"What's wrong?" Tang Zheng asked curiously.

Chu Xuan said in his usual tone: "I'm taking you to get a tattoo."

"Another tattoo?" Tang Zheng was startled. "What are we getting tattooed this time?"

Chu Xuan's eyes flashed, and his tone was cold: "Identify Azure Dragon!"

At ten in the morning, everyone gathered at the base office again.

According to Ming Xiucheng, this was to prevent internal members from being possessed by a Specter: Parasite. They had to report back to the base every day and could only do so after being scanned by professional equipment to ensure everything was fine.

During this time, everyone reported their results. Naturally, the group Bai Yunfei joined, which included Chu Xuan, had killed the most Specters—a total of 41, which was 25 more than the second-place group led by Zhang Qiang.

The other three teams had even fewer, with only 9, 9, and 8 respectively.

The biggest reason for this was naturally that the Phantom Demon's detection range was far greater than that of the ghost-hunting compass. If the Specters were not within a certain distance and currently eating people, the ghost-hunting compass simply could not detect them.

Summing it up, in just one day, the number of Specters hunted across all of Haicheng reached over 80, although most of them were D-rank Specters.

This was also partly due to Haicheng's large area and dense population.

But even so, this number was shocking enough.

"Continue patrolling today, focusing on past report locations, especially accident-prone streets and residential areas. After two days of intensive patrolling, I believe we can wipe out eighty percent of the Specters."

After Ming Xiucheng gave them some encouragement, everyone set out again.

This time, Chu Xuan did not accept the invitation to join Zhang Qiang's team, but instead sought out Old Mo, who had killed the fewest enemies.

This person's talent allowed him to become as hard as a steel plate, and his sequence skill was a Clone skill obtained from a Night Demon.

"Brother, you chose the right person!"

Old Mo laughed heartily, and the team members with him also smiled. Clearly, they were quite envious of the achievements of Bai Yunfei's group and attributed it all to Chu Xuan.

At ten-thirty, everyone drove away from the base, heading toward their respective areas.

Time flew by. By 3 PM, Chu Xuan had already killed 10 Specters.

Old Mo's group clearly knew about yesterday's situation. The first 10 Specters were all killed by Chu Xuan, earning him 140 points of spirituality value, and even his sword technique Rank increased to LV.2.

Sword and blade techniques had commonalities. With his Perfect-grade Basic Swordsmanship, Chu Xuan swung the standard-issue long blade of the Night Watchers, and those Specters were no match for him at all.

"Hmm, not bad. As a newcomer, you are decisive in killing, have no hesitation, and haven't been deceived by the disguises of the Specters. You have already surpassed 99% of newcomers."

Old Mo seemed to greatly appreciate Chu Xuan and laughed: "I suspect it won't be long before you and Tang Zheng replace us old-timers."

"You're joking. You will always be Seniors." Chu Xuan smiled lightly, and just like yesterday, he did not show his strength too prominently.

At the same time, when no one was looking, Chu Xuan unobtrusively used the detection ability of his black-rimmed glasses.

The results showed: the other party had 34 stamina, 36 strength, 35 agility, and 32 spirit.

Although Chu Xuan failed to detect Azure Dragon's relevant attributes, he knew just by thinking about it that Azure Dragon could not be this weak.

By 8 PM, another 8 Specters had been hunted. Chu Xuan killed 4 of them alone, bringing his spirituality value to 285 points.

Until 2:30 AM, which was the peak time for Specter activity, they detected 14 Specters. Chu Xuan alone gained the rewards for 7 of them, reaching 380 points.

They circled for another hour but had no further gains.

At this point, Chu Xuan knew that in Old Mo's area, low-level Specters had basically been hunted to extinction. There might be a few stragglers left, but not many.

It was time to enter a dream again!

Chu Xuan suggested calling it a day. Old Mo sighed slightly, clearly still eager for more, but he also knew that continuing to patrol like this was meaningless.

The territory was too large, and the ghost-hunting compass was not a mass-produced item. From now on, they would have to rely mainly on reports from residents.

At 4 AM, Chu Xuan returned to the villa and fell asleep quickly under the bright lights.

...

In a dark place.

"Has that person still not appeared?"

"Azure Dragon has been watching for a day and has not detected any abnormalities."

"Why is this happening? Could [Revelation] have been wrong..."

[Revelation] only said it was possible, but it didn't say that the person would definitely strike again."

"...Has Azure Dragon not tried to strike at the two people in Haicheng who had a self-Awakening? Perhaps those two were the ones who did it!"

"Azure Dragon has replied that these two cannot be moved for the time being; we must wait."

"How long to wait?"

"At most two days!"

...

In an underground tavern in Haicheng.

"It's truly hateful. Who on earth did this? Another 100 pieces of my spirit money destroyed! This was all the assets I had left."

Xinyue Fox gritted her teeth: "Don't let me find out who you are, or I will definitely skin you alive and pull out your tendons!"