203: Chapter 203 Killing is Inevitable

Zhang Qiang, attacking in a rage, died instantly before he could even touch his target.

Chu Xuan looked up at the White Falcon high in the sky and immediately thought of Ming Xiucheng's Hunting Marking from Future Tang Zheng's hints.

When the number of Markings reaches 10, it can be converted into a Death Mark; with just a thought, an instant-death effect can be triggered.

"Ming Xiucheng, it must be you..."

Chu Xuan was now certain that Azure Dragon was related to Ming Xiucheng.

However, the other party likely had a Body Double, which explained why Future Tang Zheng reported that Ming Xiucheng was easily killed on June 18th without turning into Smoke or flames.

But when they left in the fighter jet, Azure Dragon transformed into the White Falcon to intercept and kill them.

While he was deep in thought, alarms blared all around. A large number of soldiers stationed there were already fully armed and had reacted in this very short time, closing in on the area.

In another villa not far away, two figures were even faster, arriving in the blink of an eye—it was Zhao Hongchan and Qin Qing, who had rushed over upon hearing the commotion.

"What's going on?"

Zhao Hongchan's gaze swept over the corpses littering the ground, her eyes filled with horror. Then she suddenly looked up: "This White Falcon... is it Han Cheng?"

"No, Han Cheng is already dead!" Qin Qing said beside her with a serious expression.

The White Falcon, which was about to swoop down for the kill, stopped its movement upon seeing this and shouted down: "Zhao Hongchan, seize Chu Xuan and Tang Zheng! They are moles planted by the Resurrection Society..."

"Captain?" Hearing that familiar voice, both Zhao Hongchan and Qin Qing were shocked.

Chu Xuan's eyes flashed, and he immediately shouted: "He's not Captain Ming, he's the Resurrection Society's Azure Dragon..."

Seeing Zhao Hongchan's suspicious look, Chu Xuan immediately added: "I have been guided by Heavenly Secrets and learned that Azure Dragon intends to implant Specters into all members of the Night Watchers. Your newborn child has already fallen victim to his foul play!"

Hearing this, Zhao Hongchan flew into a rage, raising her hand to point at the sky as her shriek pierced the air:

"Shoot it down for me!"

Several attack helicopters in the sky immediately opened fire on the White Falcon, but the latter had already transformed into a bolt of white lightning and fled the moment Zhao Hongchan gave the order, leaving behind a single, faint word:

"Die!"

Zhao Hongchan's eyes widened, and she fell backward.

The scene instantly fell into chaos.

Chu Xuan ignored the chaos and checked the time; it was already 10:58.

And the message from Future Tang Zheng finally arrived at this moment.

[Tang Zheng: Chu Xuan, I've succeeded! Azure Dragon is related to Ming Xiucheng, but he isn't entirely Ming Xiucheng!]

Chu Xuan's heart tightened, and he immediately asked: [Who exactly is he?]

[Tang Zheng: I can't be sure. When I was probing his memories, Azure Dragon realized he couldn't escape and self-destructed again... However, I still managed to uncover a small portion of his memories. His original body seems to be one of the official members of the Night Watchers.]

Chu Xuan frowned immediately.

Looking around, except for Ming Xiucheng, the official members were basically all dead, and Zhao Hongchan and Qin Qing had already died in the previous dream.

As for Luo Xiaotian...

Chu Xuan turned to look at Luo Xiaotian, who was kneeling beside Zhang Qiang's corpse, trembling and dazed. He, too, had died once in the Yinshan Village of the dream.

[Tang Zheng: None of that is actually important! The key point is that I've learned Azure Dragon obtained a portion of the true authority of the evil god, the Lord of All Spirits—[Assimilation]. He can select a person and, through subtle influence, unknowingly turn them into a Clone.]

[Although this authority is incomplete and has many restrictions—only one original body and one Clone can exist at the same time—it has a powerful feature: the concepts of 'original body' and 'Clone' are not fixed and can be switched at will!]

[In other words, he no longer has a constant original body. All kinds of skills can be concentrated on the original body or the Clone at will, or distributed between the two.]

[So, the Ming Xiucheng I killed in a sneak attack on June 18th was actually just a Clone without any skills. The real original body was already prepared to intercept and kill us.]

[And just now, when Azure Dragon was driven into a corner by my pursuit, the one who died in the first self-destruction was only a Clone. The second self-destruction was the true death.]

"So that's how it is..."

Chu Xuan understood everything instantly. This was similar to his previous guess that Azure Dragon might have a Body Double, except that [Assimilation] was clearly much more powerful than a mere double.

[Tang Zheng: While probing Azure Dragon's memories, I sensed that he clearly has deeper secrets. Unfortunately, I've always been the type to just charge in and handle things; I never considered getting any sealing-type items. That was an oversight on my part. Otherwise, I could have explored all of his memories...]

[Regardless, knowing that he has a Clone that can switch with the original body at any time should be enough for you to handle this crisis.]

[Azure Dragon still can't be touched for the time being. Otherwise, if you fail to kill him, you'll only alert the enemy. Making him hide in the shadows would be even more dangerous—like a ticking time bomb. It's better to let him maintain the identity of Ming Xiucheng.]

[My suggestion is, since there's an issue with that fighter jet, we can simply find a way to change planes in advance. At an altitude of thousands of meters, it's impossible for him to catch up!]

[Now that you know Azure Dragon's identity, you could just stay in the Capital. Given his cautious nature, he certainly wouldn't risk exposure to go to the Capital to kill you before he has enough strength.]

[Meanwhile, you can secretly build up your strength until one day, you set a trap for him and kill both his original body and his Clone together.]

[That's all for now. My time is running out. Azure Dragon's final self-destruction just now involved a very powerful Special Item, but I can't back down... Dammit, maybe because I gave you too many future hints, the Heavenly Thunder is coming again. I'm not going to make it...]

Looking at the messages popping up on his phone, Chu Xuan pondered for a moment and then replied: [You won't die. The future will change once again!]

Putting away his phone, a System notification appeared stating that his Talent's time limit was approaching.

At that moment, a figure shot toward him from the distance—it was Ming Xiucheng in his human form.

He stood on a roof and shouted, "I am Ming Xiucheng! Chu Xuan and Tang Zheng have defected..."

"Heh!"

Chu Xuan looked at the distant Ming Xiucheng, his gaze indifferent: "I already know how to kill you."

Build up strength?

Endure?

Heh-heh!

After entering the dream so many times, consuming a massive amount of spirituality value, and dying in the dream more than once...

There's no way I'm running away again!

Chu Xuan had made up his mind: within these few days, Azure Dragon must die!!

Time—

11:00:00

Countless blazing white lights swallowed his entire field of vision, and everything in the world turned to nothingness at that moment...

The dream ended.

...

...

Chu Xuan opened his eyes.

First, he checked his spirituality value. It hadn't decreased. Including the spirit pearls, his total spirituality value was 1,722 points.

Then he opened his phone; it was exactly 5:00, and there were no chat records from [Future Tang Zheng] on the chat page.

He confirmed that he had awakened from the dream.

Without hesitation, Chu Xuan directly exchanged 20 points of spirituality value to increase his Charm.

[Charm +1]

[Current Charm: 19]

"Wait... what are you doing? I clearly didn't do anything, so why are you still increasing your Charm attribute? I remembered our agreement and definitely behaved myself in the dream..." Phantom Demon cried out in alarm.

"It's nothing, just a daily stat increase."

Then, without waiting for Han Feng to come and question him, Chu Xuan started the car and drove away.

Considering that looking for Xinyue Fox in reality might arouse Azure Dragon's suspicion, Chu Xuan headed straight for Zhang Qiang's area to avoid unnecessary trouble.

As for Xinyue Fox and her group from the Resurrection Society, he had other uses for them once the matter with Azure Dragon was settled.

...

Meanwhile, at a bar somewhere in Haicheng.

A young woman with an enchanting appearance grabbed a handful of powder, her expression both shocked and furious: "How can this be? My last bit of spirit money—how is it all gone too?!!"