225: Chapter 225 Gathering the Spirit of Many

Outside the metal door, most of the official Night Watchers members had already arrived.

Just a short while ago, Zhang Qiang and the others were discussing a document issued by headquarters regarding further measures to prevent and handle Specters.

Director He also planned to propose at the meeting that headquarters would launch a special project, with Tang Zheng and Chu Xuan both on the list.

He was just about to notify the two of them when he received a report that Chu Xuan was leading Tang Zheng on a killing spree in the underground area where Xinyue Fox and other members of the Resurrection Society were being held.

Zhang Qiang and the others didn't show any particular reaction to this, but Director He strongly requested to come personally, intending to observe Chu Xuan's situation from a close distance.

As it turned out, the worst-case scenario had occurred, and everyone watched the scene inside with utter shock.

"This terrifying aura, it's about to come out..." Director He stared fixedly at Chu Xuan, who was in a pool of blood inside the room, his body flickering with silver eyes as he continuously self-mutilated. His face was full of horror.

"What is about to come out?" Tang Zheng asked with a trembling voice.

"There is an S-rank Specter inside Chu Xuan's body, and it's reviving!"

As soon as Director He said this, the entire place was shaken. Everyone subconsciously took another step back together. Tang Zheng's pupils constricted violently, his expression showing disbelief: "This... when? How could there be a Specter inside Chu Xuan's body?"

The rest of the people also showed expressions of disbelief.

However, the scene currently unfolding on Chu Xuan's body forced them to believe it, especially that intense, eerie aura. Even from nearly ten meters away, they still felt uneasy, with an uncontrollable sense of trembling deep within their hearts.

A distorted, translucent light shield suddenly expanded, enveloping everyone present and isolating them from the infection of the eerie aura.

"Chu Xuan can't hear our voices now."

Director He said in a heavy voice, "While the S-rank Specter hasn't completely taken control of his body, kill him immediately. And it must be a one-hit kill! Tang Zheng, your explosive power is the strongest here. Use your Talent directly and take him by surprise while he's off guard..."

"Are you kidding me?!"

Tang Zheng's face turned cold, and his tone was icy as he said, "That's my brother. Whoever dares to touch him, I'll fight them to the death!"

"You fool! What time is it now, and you're still talking about brotherly feelings? Chu Xuan has already lost control. Once the S-rank Specter appears and a large-scale Forbidden Domain unfolds, everyone in Haicheng will be buried with him!"

Director He glared at Tang Zheng.

Tang Zheng glared back without backing down, then looked through the light shield at Chu Xuan inside the detention room.

"Zhao Hongchan, you do it!"

Director He turned his head and said, "Your flame's explosive power should also be enough..."

Zhao Hongchan was holding a child, looking down and gently stroking the infant's cheek. She pulled the swaddle up slightly to cover the infant's somewhat hideous expression.

Dense Smoke rose up, enveloping Zhao Hongchan and Luo Xiaotian, who was still trembling slightly.

"All of you evacuate, I'll try to suppress him!" Zhang Qiang took a deep drag of his cigarette and said in a heavy voice, "Director He, you coordinate with the military district and be ready to level the area with missiles at any time..."

"Hey!"

Suddenly, Chu Xuan's voice came from inside the room: "You guys outside, don't bother secretly discussing how to deal with me. I can still be saved..."

A thumb-sized, smooth bead rolled out from the room. Along with it, Chu Xuan's voice reached everyone's ears: "Lend me some spirituality value. Once I recover, I'll pay you back double!"

*Rumble rumble*~~

As Chu Xuan's voice fell, the bead, which looked like a glass marble, rolled to the front of the light shield.

"Is this... a Spirit Pearl?!" Xu Shuya and Tan Ziming, standing behind Director He, immediately recognized it. They couldn't help but look shocked, clearly not expecting Chu Xuan to have such a treasure.

"I'll do it!"

Tang Zheng immediately stepped out of the light shield and picked up the Spirit Pearl, instantly pouring all of his spirituality value into it: "I have 30 spirituality value left here, is it enough?"

A bit of mist rose within the transparent bead.

"Still far from enough."

Chu Xuan said with lowered eyes.

When he realized that the Phantom Demon's statement about "committing suicide immediately upon waking up" was not entirely without concern—thereby deducing that the other party was not fully confident in completely parasitizing him—he had already thought of a way to stall for time after waking from the dream.

It wouldn't take long; at most fifteen minutes would be enough for him to kill Xinyue Fox and the others once more.

That way, his spirituality value would still reach 1500 points.

But seeing the sudden appearance of these people, Chu Xuan immediately changed his mind, intending to do a round of "fundraising" on the spot. Now that it had reached the final moment, naturally, the more spirituality value, the better.

Seeing that the crowd didn't react immediately, Chu Xuan said gloomily, "I am guided by the Heavenly Secret. As long as you give me more spirituality value, I will have a way to suppress the Specter inside me... Well, it's voluntary."

"My spirituality value was already used up during the Night Demon Incident. After leaving the dormitory, although the System tasks rewarded some, there's not much left. Only these final 30 points... I'll give them all to you."

Qin Qing was the second to pick up the Spirit Pearl. In an instant, a few more wisps of mist were added to it.

"Give me the Spirit Pearl."

Zhao Hongchan reached out and took the Spirit Pearl from Qin Qing's hand, sighing lightly: "I haven't hunted Specters for a while, but I still have 80 spirituality value. I was originally planning to add an attribute, but since you want it... I'll give you 70. Consider it as paying back half a favor."

Director He was greatly alarmed: "Are you all crazy? Chu Xuan has already lost control. These words might not be his original intention, but could be controlled by the Specter inside him! By doing this, you are very likely to cause the S-rank Specter to manifest ahead of time!"

"Director He!"

Zhang Qiang's tone suddenly became heavier:

"Although Chu Xuan hasn't been with the Night Watchers for long, the contributions he's made are no less than anyone here—in fact, they're more than everyone combined! From stopping the Night Demon's promotion to S-rank, to resolving the Yinshan Village Specter incident, and assisting in the hunt for Haicheng Specters these past few days until dragging out and killing Azure Dragon, is he not worth even one act of trust from us?"

"I'll give you 100."

Zhang Qiang was the third to take the Spirit Pearl. Instantly, the misty Qi inside the Spirit Pearl surged. He then shoved the Spirit Pearl into Luo Xiaotian's hand and said in an unquestionable tone, "Keep 10 spirituality value for emergencies, pour all the rest in."

Luo Xiaotian froze for a moment, then nodded repeatedly: "Then I'll give 40."

Han Feng was the fifth to pick up the Spirit Pearl: "I just leveled up to level 5, I don't have much in stock. 20 spirituality value is my contribution."

Old Mo and Hong Wei followed, each giving 20 points.

"Brother, Brother Fei absolutely trusts you, I'll give 30 too!" While speaking, Bai Yunfei not only injected spirituality inside but also rolled a mud pill: "How are your injuries? How about having a pill first?"

"Thanks, Brother Fei, but forget the pill." Chu Xuan forced a smile on his face.

Next, the other eight team members who followed, seeing that the captain and group leader level figures had all contributed, each injected misty Qi into the Spirit Pearl. The amounts ranged from as little as 5 points to as many as 10 points, totaling 70 points.

"You guys!!"

Director He glared at everyone, feeling that they had all gone mad.

"Director He, since everyone trusts Chu Xuan, there must be a reason for it. Since we can't stop it, why not provide some timely help..."

Xu Shuya came to Director He's side and said in a low voice, "The ability of Heavenly Secret is to receive guidance and turn danger into safety. This might be his way out, and we can only choose to believe... At the worst, it just causes the S-rank Specter to manifest early, but if it succeeds..."

Director He was slightly stunned, then calmed down from the panic of the S-rank Specter. After a brief deliberation, he immediately said, "Give me the Spirit Pearl, I'll also contribute. 50 spirituality value!"