202: Chapter 202 Testing the Whole Team

As Chu Xuan spoke, everyone's eyes filled with horror.

"The Captain is Azure Dragon?"

"How is that possible?"

"But how did the Captain turn into fire? This unique red flame is Deputy Captain Zhao's Talent ability. How could he..."

In an instant, the meeting room was engulfed in flames. Unable to withstand the high temperature, everyone retreated and escaped through the windows.

Several regular members were only Level 2; lacking sufficient physical resistance, they were unable to escape and were burned to death on the spot.

"Chu Xuan, what on earth is going on..."

Having escaped outside the small building, everyone looked at Chu Xuan with suspicion. Bai Yunfei strode forward, wanting to demand an explanation.

*Squelch!*

A cold gleam flashed as a narrow blade pierced Bai Yunfei's throat.

"You..." Bai Yunfei's eyes widened and his mouth hung open, but he couldn't speak.

"You still won't transform? My apologies, Brother Fei, but it seems there's no Specter inside you." Chu Xuan's gaze was cold as he decapitated him with a single stroke.

"Not good, Chu Xuan has defected!"

Everyone cried out in alarm, scattering and reaching for their guns.

But at some point, a thick layer of Smoke rose up, enveloping the area and suppressing everyone's movements.

Except for the three Group Leaders—Old Mo, Hong Wei, and Han Feng—who could barely resist, all the other members were pinned to the ground, unable to move.

Han Feng, who had just been promoted to Level 5, turned red in the face and roared, "Zhang Qiang, have you gone mad?!"

Zhang Qiang remained silent. His lower body had completely turned into Smoke, leaving only his head in human form as he stared straight ahead.

It was as if he could see through the layers of thick fog to the office building not far ahead, which had been incinerated by the fire and was now rumbling.

His expression was incredibly grim, and he growled through gritted teeth, "Azure Dragon! Azure Dragon...!!"

The grayish-white Smoke seemed to possess immense weight, crushing everyone's bodies until they were deformed.

The crushing force gradually increased. Several Level 2 members with weaker strength couldn't withstand the pressure and were literally squeezed until they exploded into a mist of blood.

Next were the Level 3 members. Under the continuous pressure, they failed to undergo any bizarre transformation and were crushed one after another.

"If that's how it's going to be, then don't blame me!"

Han Feng's expression turned ferocious. As he roared again, Zhang Qiang's expression shifted slightly, and he actually reverted from his Smoke state back into a solid human form.

Cracks opened up all over his skin, and fleshy growths began to sprout. These growths twisted and spread, growing wildly, while the color visibly drained from Zhang Qiang's face.

Even the thick fog thinned considerably, and the suppressing force was greatly weakened.

Zhang Qiang suddenly realized, "There's something wrong with your flesh..."

"I just have a habit of keeping a trump card."

Veins bulged on Han Feng's face. Seeing Zhang Qiang's weakness, he didn't think of counterattacking. Instead, he struggled to flee out of the Smoke.

However, just as he was about to exit the Smoke's range, a long blade plunged straight into his chest with a squelch.

"You... Chu Xuan, why did you..." Han Feng turned his head with difficulty, his eyes full of resentment.

A silver light flashed in Chu Xuan's eyes as he asked calmly, "What's wrong with your flesh?"

Han Feng's expression became dazed. "I concealed my ability. Besides being able to heal wounds, my flesh can lie dormant inside anyone who consumes it for up to a year. During that time, as long as I wish, I can trigger the flesh to burst through their body and grow again at any moment..."

"Why hide it?"

"To guard against the possibility of my former teammates transforming into monsters. I'm used to keeping a trick up my sleeve."

Chu Xuan raised an eyebrow slightly, then pulled out his blade and slashed horizontally.

*Swish!*

A cold light flashed, and Han Feng was decapitated in one stroke.

His head rolled twice on the ground but he still wasn't dead. His eyes regained clarity as he struggled to roll back toward his headless body.

Meanwhile, the corpse stood up and began fumbling its way toward the head.

"This is ridiculous. You're even more bizarre than a Specter!" Chu Xuan stepped forward, raising his blade and plunging it directly into Han Feng's head. It took several seconds before he finally stopped breathing.

"To think none of them had Specters inside them..."

Chu Xuan murmured, his gaze sweeping over the surroundings.

As the mist dissipated, the ground was littered with corpses, including the two Level 4 Group Leaders, Old Mo and Hong Wei.

Just moments ago, Chu Xuan, unaffected by the Smoke's suppression, had attacked those who hadn't yet been crushed to test if any other Night Watchers had Specters within them.

The result was beyond his expectations—they were all human.

"Out of caution and fear of the headquarters, he didn't dare take things too far..."

Chu Xuan soon understood. Based on his current knowledge of Azure Dragon, the other party had held the upper hand more than once in his dreams yet still refused to reveal his true form.

Even while being hunted by Future Tang Zheng, he had remained hidden.

Given his cautious nature, it made sense that he would only plant spies around key people, whom he could eliminate at any moment in an emergency without drawing attention.

"Chu Xuan, you were right. He turned into a White Falcon and escaped."

Tang Zheng walked over, panting, and said in a low voice, "I'm running out of time. I have less than ten seconds left. What should we do next?"

"He'll be back."

Chu Xuan looked up.

Sure enough, on the horizon, a giant White Falcon dove down again. "Since you didn't chase me, your time limit must be almost up..."

"You dare look down on your Brother Zheng?"

Tang Zheng transformed into a white light and soared into the sky.

Just as they were about to collide, the White Falcon transformed back into human-shaped fire, surrounded by billowing red flames. After being dispersed several times, it turned back into a White Falcon and darted high into the air.

This time it didn't fly away but hovered a hundred meters above, shouting coldly, "I'll see how much longer you can hold out."

"You piece of trash, come down here if you have the guts!" Tang Zheng pointed at the sky and cursed loudly.

"Come up here if you have the guts."

The White Falcon sneered. Seeing the light on Tang Zheng's body fading, it made a diving motion as if to attack.

"Azure Dragon!"

With Han Feng dead, Zhang Qiang reverted to his Smoke form and roared up at the sky, "The Specter inside Luo Xiaotian—was that your doing?!"

"No, that has nothing to do with me. Besides, I am not Azure Dragon."

The White Falcon shook its head. "Don't be fooled by this kid. I'll explain things to you in detail later. Don't you trust me?"

"You want me to trust you? Then let me use Mind Reading on you once!"

Zhang Qiang laughed in rage, his body transforming into a Smoke tornado over ten meters in diameter as he surged into the sky.

In the blink of an eye, he had risen thirty meters, then suddenly shot up to fifty meters, closing the distance with the White Falcon in the air.

The sight was magnificent and spectacular.

"Sigh, I didn't want to kill you, but why must you seek death?"

With a soft sigh, the White Falcon stared indifferently at the approaching Smoke tornado below and calmly uttered a single word:

"Die!"

In an instant, the Smoke dissipated.

A figure fell from the sky and crashed heavily onto the ground.