215: Chapter 215 The Azure Dragon Chapter

Rumble!!

Amidst the thunder, heavy rain poured down.

Chu Xuan piloted the fighter jet to land on a nearby closed section of the road, then headed toward the crater created by the explosion.

This patch of wasteland had been blasted into a massive crater nearly a hundred meters wide, with the explosion's depth at the center reaching nearly five meters.

Under the torrential rain, the thick Smoke from the explosion quickly dissipated.

After being hit head-on by successive missiles, Azure Dragon's corpse had not been reduced to ashes; many chunks of charred remains were left at the scene.

Among them was half a skull with some charred flesh still clinging to it.

Chu Xuan carefully inspected the site, wanting to see if any good items had survived, but he found nothing other than some fragments.

“For a Transcendent to reach this level... it's truly terrifying...”

While Chu Xuan felt slightly alarmed, he also gained a deeper understanding of the power at this level.

To withstand two hundred rounds of 23mm autocannon bullets with his physical body and only be forced into a stiffened state, then take two PL-10 dogfight missiles that charred his entire body, yet still be able to adjust his state and control his body.

Following that, it took another PL-12 missile hit to shoot him down, yet he still wasn't dead.

It wasn't until two final KD-88 air-to-ground missiles were added that he was completely killed.

Though this might have been because Azure Dragon, due to the instant-death effect of his Hunting Talent, focused heavily on increasing his stamina to boost his health points.

It could still be described as monstrous.

Boom—Crack!!

As lightning streaked across the sky, Chu Xuan's gaze caught a flicker of reflection.

“Hmm?”

Chu Xuan focused his eyes and noticed a silver card, about the size of a palm, stuck in the mud.

“To remain intact after such an explosion, it must be something good...”

With these thoughts, Chu Xuan picked up the card.

It felt cool to the touch, like a metal playing card with a hard texture. As he wiped the surface mud clean, a lifelike Azure Dragon pattern immediately caught his eye.

Turning it over, the other side was blank, without any content.

“Azure Dragon...”

Chu Xuan flipped the card back to the side with the Azure Dragon pattern, lost in thought. “Could this be an item representing Azure Dragon's identity? It should have some special use, right?”

Just then, a System notification appeared.

[You have obtained a special item. Would you like to view details?]

—View.

[Name: Azure Dragon Insignia

Function: This is a special identity marker. You can use your spirit to record the content you wish to express and conduct text communication with similar cards that have already established a connection.

Usage Condition: spirit attribute no less than 30.]

Sure enough, this was Azure Dragon's ID card, and it even had a communication function!

Chu Xuan raised an eyebrow.

Right at that moment, the card grew slightly warm.

Next, Chu Xuan saw a line of small characters emerge on the previously blank page.

[Zhu Zhao: Have you made your move?]

A text message already?

Chu Xuan's eyebrows twitched. He suddenly remembered that Future Tang Zheng had told him Azure Dragon originally planned to try for a few more days to Copy his 'Heavenly Secret,' waiting until June 21st at the latest to act.

But because the person in charge of the Resurrection Society offered 1,000 spirit money, Azure Dragon moved three days early.

Could this [Zhu Zhao] be the person in charge of the Resurrection Society?

Chu Xuan stared intently at the card and tried to concentrate his spirit on it. Sure enough, a strange sensation surfaced in his heart; it seemed he could send a message back.

After a brief contemplation, Chu Xuan sent a message.

[Azure Dragon: I've moved.]

Two seconds later, another message came from the other side.

[Zhu Zhao: How did it go?]

Chu Xuan didn't know specifically what the other party was asking about, let alone what tone Azure Dragon used when communicating, so he continued with a short reply.

[Azure Dragon: It's done.]

[Zhu Zhao: Did you find out if Chu Xuan did it? How did he manage it?]

Sorry, it really was me who did it, but I'm not telling you.

Chu Xuan's eyes flickered.

He and the Resurrection Society were already on opposite sides, their conflict irreconcilable. What happened here clearly couldn't be kept secret; the other side would likely find out soon.

In that case, rather than letting them know 'Chu Xuan killed Azure Dragon,' it was better to tell them first that 'Azure Dragon replaced Chu Xuan's identity' to see if he could use this angle to obtain some valuable intelligence.

Even if he was eventually exposed, there was nothing to lose.

With this in mind, Chu Xuan controlled the card to continue sending messages.

[Azure Dragon: He is already dead.]

Half a minute later.

[Zhu Zhao: Chaos is not satisfied with this answer. He thinks 1,000 spirit money is too much of a loss.]

Chaos?

Could this person be the real head of the Resurrection Society?

[Azure Dragon: It is indeed a loss, but the one losing out is me! Chu Xuan exposed my identity, and I had no choice but to replace him. But compared to the identity of Ming Xiucheng, using his identity means everything has to start from scratch. Tell Chaos to give me more money!]

[Zhu Zhao: I have relayed your message truthfully, but Chaos has refused your request.]

[Azure Dragon: Then don't come to me for things in the future.]

The other party stopped replying.

Chu Xuan's heart skipped a beat. Had he been found out?

“Just an idle move anyway...”

Chu Xuan stopped thinking about it, put away the card, and continued searching the surroundings to see if there were any other missed items. But after quite a while with no results, he simply gave up.

By this time, the thunderstorm was subsiding. A roar came from overhead as several helicopters flew over.

All ten-plus official members of the Night Watchers team arrived on the scene.

Including Zhao Hongchan, who had gone to Jiabao District ahead of time to ambush Han Cheng, and Qin Qing, who had secured this last fighter jet for Chu Xuan; they all arrived together.

“Captain... was it really Azure Dragon?”

Looking at the few charred remains left in the crater, many people were unable to accept this reality for a moment and came over to ask.

“Does that even need to be asked?”

Chu Xuan said calmly, “Many of your abilities were copied by him. After your abilities are copied, they weaken; that was all his influence.

Furthermore, the reason he pressured you to tolerate the Investigation Team led by Tao Jiajia was actually for a deeper purpose: he hoped to let Specters devour more people so he could then kill them to increase his strength...”

Chu Xuan spoke slowly, saying basically everything that could be said. However, he did not mention the matter of Zhao Hongchan's child or the Specter inside Luo Xiaotian.

“To think... it was like this...”

Many people's expressions were incredibly complex. They didn't want to believe it, yet they had to. Some were even full of dejection, as if their backbones had been ripped out in an instant, losing their spirit.

Among them, many harbored ideals and were won over by Ming Xiucheng's personal Charm, feeling honored because of him. But the cruelty of reality had given them a harsh slap in the face.

Ming Xiucheng had been replaced by Azure Dragon a long time ago.

“Chu Xuan, why do you know all this so clearly?” Everyone didn't doubt Chu Xuan's words, but someone still couldn't help but ask.

“Because of Heavenly Secret!”

Chu Xuan's expression was indifferent as he looked into the distance and spoke faintly, “All of this is the guidance of Heavenly Secret. I can sense things in the dark that threaten my life and receive guidance that allows me to turn danger into safety, or even gain opportunities.”

Everyone couldn't help but be stunned.

Chu Xuan was clearly still a newcomer who had only joined the team for a few days. Although his Talent skill was outstanding and he had done two major things before joining the Night Watchers, and had even found Specters one after another these past few days—his achievements were indeed illustrious.

However, never before had people felt his ability so directly and vividly.

“Heavenly Secret, truly worthy of being called Heavenly Secret!”

In everyone's hearts, the same sentence popped up simultaneously.

“Wait! Did we forget something?”

Suddenly, Zhang Qiang shouted, “People from Headquarters are coming for an inspection, right around this time. Originally, the Captain was supposed to lead us to welcome them personally...”