233: Chapter 232 Making a Decision

"There is no spirituality value feedback after killing an Assimilation werewolf, and the System gave no prompt for slaying a Specter!"

Several corpses lay across the streets of Confusion; except for the sharp claws on their hands and the fangs in their mouths, their other features were no different from humans.

Zhang Qiang's expression was incredibly grave: "This should be because they are still human. They've only temporarily become 'werewolves' due to the rules, but they aren't Specters. The ghost-hunting compass doesn't work on them either."

Qin Qing tightly held a thick black mane in her hand: "As for those 100 Clone Mother Bodies, although the ghost-hunting compass can detect them, there is also no spirituality value feedback after killing them; it was just the mane changing."

"It seems that after advancing to S-Rank, the Night Demon is no longer restricted and no longer needs to maintain the long-term existence of its Clones by parasitizing humans as it did before."

"Even if we find and destroy all 100 Clones, it probably won't cause much loss to the Night Demon's main body. For the current it, these low-level Clones can be recreated at any time."

"True Authority... Assimilation. Azure Dragon used this skill to subject Captain Ming to Assimilation into a Clone, right?"

Qin Qing suddenly said: "The people of Assimilation currently only have partial features. But according to this survival rule, if everyone in the city becomes Clones of Assimilation, then in time, does it mean..."

Qin Qing's voice trembled slightly: "The Night Demon will have over ten million Clones, and every Clone can become the main body at any time. If so, who could possibly kill it?"

"There should be limits... When we humans use various abilities, there are constraints on time and quantity. Specters should be subject to even more suppression by the rules. Even if it can manifest a Domain after becoming S-Rank, it's impossible for it to be this exaggerated."

As he spoke, Zhang Qiang looked at Xu Shuya and Tan Ziming, frowning as he asked: "Why isn't Director He with you?"

"During the last night, Director He was chasing a werewolf and got separated from us."

Xu Shuya shook her head and said: "There is magnetic interference within the S-Rank Forbidden Domain, so no communication tools can be used. We can't find him right now either."

Just then, the Night Demon's voice suddenly rang out.

"The second day has ended. Cumulative werewolves killed: 65. Total number of werewolves: 896!"

"Not bad, not bad at all. The strength of the human faction should not be underestimated. You actually managed to kill so many werewolves during the day. Currently, the human who has killed the most werewolves has already reached 8. Truly remarkable. Keep up the hard work."

"However, what surprises me is that there really was a brave soul who dared to challenge me. It's just a pity they were too weak. You think a mere truck can hit and kill me? Why don't you find a way to drive a high-speed train into me and try that?"

The Night Demon let out a burst of arrogant laughter: "Now, the third night... begins!"

This night was clearly more Confusion than the previous ones.

Quite a few people gained night vision and significantly improved physical fitness after undergoing Assimilation into werewolves. They went on a rampage, seeking revenge against the werewolves who had subjected them to Assimilation.

Fighting broke out everywhere.

There were also people who, after undergoing Assimilation, did not choose revenge but instead immediately recognized the reality and chose to cooperate.

There were even those who felt that humanity was doomed and believed they couldn't kill ten werewolves, so they actively called out to werewolves during this night and willingly accepted Assimilation.

Immediately after, they went to subject others to Assimilation.

These people saw the situation clearly; they understood that once the number of werewolves exceeded the number of humans, everyone would lose their sense of self, which was no different from death.

The earlier one became a werewolf, the sooner one could begin to accumulate the number of humans they had subjected to Assimilation.

Some people used ruthless methods, first crippling a person and then subjecting the target to Assimilation into a werewolf.

After a successful Assimilation, they would kill the target directly, then immediately kidnap another target and wait for the next night to subject it to Assimilation again.

This was merely a small microcosm of the situation.

"Hubby, this is your second night. What should we do?"

"Don't worry. Last time, it took five minutes in the night before I underwent Assimilation, so it'll be fine this time. I'll continue to protect you here."

"Daddy..." The little girl tightly hugged the man's thick leg, her tone carrying a hint of timid dependence.

The man gently wiped away the tears from the corners of his wife's eyes with the back of his hand, his movements tender and delicate.

Then, he leaned over to hug the little girl beside him and helped her and his wife to the sofa, letting them sit down steadily.

The man said softly: "As long as I am here, nothing will happen to you."

A short while later, dawn broke again.

The Night Demon began its announcement.

During this third night, the cumulative number of werewolves killed reached 150, while the total number of werewolves reached a terrifying 8,059, an increase of nearly tenfold.

The announcement of these statistics undoubtedly tugged at people's nerves.

The entire Haicheng was in total chaos. Hiding at home did not mean safety; it was merely a slow death. Many people had already begun to go outside to search for werewolves to kill in order to survive.

In fact, during these short two hours, the actual number of dead and injured in Haicheng far exceeded the number of those who underwent Assimilation.

The faint blood-colored haze in the air gradually grew thicker.

"The situation is becoming increasingly grim. One of our team members almost underwent Assimilation into a werewolf in the darkness just now!"

The expressions of Zhang Qiang and the others were extremely ugly. During the night just now, many official personnel maintaining order were all subjected to Assimilation into werewolves amidst the Confusion.

But those were only the ones on the surface. How many more people had secretly underwent Assimilation into werewolves but didn't say anything, waiting for nightfall to act in secret?

"Every night is a test of the human heart!"

"Order has collapsed, and our strengths are all being suppressed. We can manage ten people, a hundred people, or even a thousand, but there are over twenty million people in Haicheng. How many can we really manage? How many can we save?"

"We can barely even protect ourselves right now!"

Bai Yunfei sighed: "In the face of life and death, even teammates who once went through thick and thin together might not be able to maintain their trust."

"If it really comes down to it, we can only choose to save ourselves," Han Feng said, narrowing his eyes.

"The number of werewolves is increasing. We'll just kill any we see outside, and we'll soon accumulate ten kills!"

"According to the current survival rules, although we as Transcendents are only at Rank 1, we have all awakened our Talents and are gathered together. We have means of illumination even in the night, and we've all undergone specialized training, so we can easily identify directions even without sight. Killing those werewolves who are only slightly stronger than ordinary people is still very easy. If we want to leave, it won't actually be that difficult."

The group fell into silence.

Han Feng said: "Of course, we can also wait a bit longer, until there are even more werewolves..."

"Actually, there is another way," Zhao Hongchan suddenly spoke up.

Everyone turned their gaze toward her. Zhao Hongchan took a deep breath and softly uttered a single sentence: "Challenge the Night Demon's main body!"

Everyone was shocked.

Zhao Hongchan glanced at the child tied to her chest, her gaze softening slightly, then she looked up and said: "I won't leave alone."

The group fell silent once more.

Then, Zhao Hongchan smiled slightly: "Of course, if you people go to face the Night Demon, it won't matter even if the Rank suppression is lifted."

"I'll go too," Zhang Qiang said quietly. "I am the temporary captain, after all."

"Count me in as well."

Qin Qing said calmly: "My parents died in the Night Demon's mouth. I have waited for this day for a long time. If we can't kill the Night Demon today, I'm afraid there will never be another chance."

"Count me in too," Luo Xiaotian said with a smile. "Although I'm not much use, if Uncle Qiang is gone, how could I go on living?"

"Sigh."

Han Feng sighed softly: "I don't really want to take the risk, but if so many people are going and I back out, wouldn't that make me look very cowardly?"

"Damn! If you're not a coward, do you think Brother Fei is?" Bai Yunfei said coldly. "Count me in!"

Hong Wei said in a deep voice: "What else can we do at this point? I am unwilling to survive by subjecting humans to Assimilation, nor am I willing to kill indiscriminately and rely on luck to slay werewolves. Those werewolves were originally humans too; they were just pushed to the brink and wanted to live. It's all for survival; there is no right or wrong. The one who truly deserves to die is the one responsible for all this, the Night Demon!"

A trace of hesitation flashed across Old Mo's face, but he eventually let out a long sigh and said with a bitter smile: "Those at the Group Leader level or above have already set out. If I were to desert now, it would be too disgraceful."

Seeing this, a surge of hot blood rose in Tan Ziming: "Count me in!"

Xu Shuya's eyes showed worry, then she sighed: "I don't think you can win, but if I'm alone at Rank 1, I'm afraid I won't be able to protect myself, especially in the night... So, I'll go with you all. At least if I die, if word gets out, I'll leave behind a good reputation and won't bring shame to my family."

At this point, Xu Shuya changed the subject: "However, since we're going to act, why not call one more person? That way, the chances of success might be higher."

"Who?" everyone asked in unison.

"Tang Zheng!" Xu Shuya said firmly.

At the same time, outside the detention room, Tang Zheng occasionally looked through the glass at Chu Xuan, who was already completely enveloped in Black Flame, his heart full of melancholy.

Chu Xuan was currently being burned by even more violent flames.

His entire body was wrapped in a thick layer of black scabs. In his blurred gaze, the "spirituality value +2" prompt continued; although the frequency decreased again and returned to "spirituality value +1" as the Phantom Demon's voice weakened.

But the remaining duration had already been significantly reduced.

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