247: Chapter 246 Twin Meteor

[Do you wish to consume 10 rule fragments and 5000 spirituality value to turn the events that occurred during this period into a dream and start everything over?]

— Yes.

With a thought.

Under the sunlight streaming in through the window, the dust stopped floating, small insects remained motionless in the air, and the clamor of the outside world suddenly vanished.

Time seemed to freeze at this moment.

Immediately after, the light and shadow began to distort, and the surrounding scenery became blurred, as if covered by a layer of water mist.

A strange scene appeared before Chu Xuan, like film playing in reverse—it was precisely the various scenes he had just experienced.

From pushing the door into the villa and seeing the Specter-parasitized Li Guifen gnawing on Wang Ruozi, to overlooking the chaos in the city from the helicopter.

From slaying the Phantom Demon to the beam of light breaking through the ground dozens of meters deep to envelop him, making him an official Purifier.

From accepting the baptism of the Fire of Nirvana, to decisively notifying everyone that an S-Rank Specter was about to invade in order to delay the Phantom Demon's intrusion.

Right up until he finally woke up on the sofa in the villa...

The image froze!

[Do you wish to consume an additional 1000 spirituality value to retain current panel-related information? This includes, but is not limited to, personal Rank, various attributes, skills, and items within the Exclusive Space.]

— Yes.

Chu Xuan naturally chose to retain it.

As 1000 points of spirituality value were deducted, there was a moment of dizziness before his eyes. When he regained consciousness, Chu Xuan was shocked to find himself sitting on the sofa in the villa living room.

"Am I back..."

Chu Xuan glanced at his phone; the time was still six o'clock in the morning.

Out of habit, he checked his chat history; there was no [Future Tang Zheng]. He looked around and saw Tang Zheng sitting not far away, hugging his arms and dozing off.

The early morning sun had just risen.

"How could your attributes suddenly increase so much? No... wait..."

The Phantom Demon's voice suddenly rang out. There was no gentleness, only cold questioning: "Why can't I sense your Heart-Confusing Skill anymore? And why is your Charm attribute gone? What on earth did you do in the dream..."

The Phantom Demon's voice echoed throughout his mind, but this impact, which had once been as hard to resist as a storm for Chu Xuan, along with the intrusion of the sinister aura, had no effect whatsoever at this moment.

Chu Xuan's expression was indifferent. The Fire of Nirvana suddenly covered his palm, and he yanked it toward the top of his head, instantly ripping the Phantom Demon out alive.

"This... this is impossible? You actually managed to peel me off..." The Phantom Demon let out a shrill, miserable scream: "Damn it, I sense the deity's kill order for you? What did you do..."

Chu Xuan's expression remained calm, flames rising in his palm.

"No... don't! Don't kill me! My friend, I am willing to serve you as my master, you are the only Dominator..." The Phantom Demon shrieked miserably and incessantly.

But Chu Xuan remained silent, continuously releasing the Fire of Nirvana at maximum power.

There was no need to waste words with the Phantom Demon. Chu Xuan killed it decisively, not even considering leaving it alive to try and farm spirituality value through the dream.

Although this guy currently posed no threat, leaving it in his body would eventually be a scourge. Chu Xuan could not guarantee whether the so-called deity could cause him any influence through the Phantom Demon.

It was safer to just kill it.

Chu Xuan had walked a path of careful, calculated steps to reach this point, enduring countless hardships and dying countless times in the dream with [Future Tang Zheng] to earn this.

He could not afford to be reckless, and he certainly could not afford to lose!

"I can help you find the other Specters, I can give you more of the deity's authority, I can..." The Phantom Demon pleaded bitterly.

Chu Xuan was not moved in the slightest.

He could not give the Phantom Demon any chance to turn the tables. He did not want a day to come where the Phantom Demon gained some strange ability and then reversed the roles.

As his palm tightened, the flames burned fiercely. The resistance grew smaller and smaller, until finally, with a "pop," the Phantom Demon completely vanished into nothingness.

[Current spirituality value: 1520]

[You have obtained rule fragment X2]

There was no reward for a first kill of an S-Rank, but Chu Xuan did not dwell on it.

The harvest of spirituality value alone was already very considerable, and to get the rule fragment again was completely beyond Chu Xuan's expectations.

In this way, slaying the Night Demon should also yield rule fragments, though he wasn't sure if he could harvest the mission again.

Chu Xuan decided to give it a try.

Then, he looked at Tang Zheng, who was still dozing. The Phantom Demon's voice just now seemed to be audible only to him.

"So it was bound to me..."

Chu Xuan smiled coldly, realizing even more deeply the cunning of Specters.

Taking a deep breath, he got up and walked out of the house. His footsteps woke Tang Zheng, who immediately stood up and stretched his limbs.

"Is it time to work?" Tang Zheng's bones cracked as he was already prepared.

"It's nothing, you go back to sleep." Chu Xuan waved his hand and walked out of the courtyard without looking back.

"Huh?" Tang Zheng was stunned, nodded blankly, and sat back down on the sofa to continue sleeping with his arms crossed.

Chu Xuan drove away from the base alone, heading toward the Central Plaza. On the way, he received a call from Zhang Qiang, notifying him to attend a meeting where He Jun had important matters to convey.

Chu Xuan knew this must be related to the "Seed Project," so he declined and said he would come later.

He was naturally very interested in this frequently mentioned project, but he had more important things to do right now.

The bright sun rose, and the light was gentle.

The once bustling Central Plaza was exceptionally deserted today, with only a few scattered people. Chu Xuan entered a morning tea shop and ordered some refreshments to wait quietly.

About an hour later, as the sun climbed higher.

A young man in casual attire, looking like a college student, strolled over. He carried himself with elegance and composure, walking to the center of the plaza.

With each step he took, his body began to grow taller and more robust, and his appearance underwent earth-shaking changes, becoming a werewolf over two meters tall.

He stood in the center, tilted his head back, closed his eyes, and slowly opened his arms, his voice trembling and manic:

"It's dark, please close your eyes!"

A deathly darkness instantly enveloped the entire city, and fear lingered in everyone's hearts.

When the words regarding the elimination of survival qualifications were spoken, and those rules spread everywhere, everyone felt as if the sky had collapsed.

"So, next... the game begins!"

Following this final voice spreading everywhere, the Night Demon's voice stopped, and it hunched over, letting out a trembling laugh:

"This day has finally come. No one in this city of humans can escape. Either become blood food, or be completely Assimilated by me as a Clone. This is your destined fate!"

Footsteps were heard from afar. The Night Demon turned its head abruptly, revealing a sinister smile:

"Little bug, I didn't expect you to be the first one to dare to challenge me. Have you thought about how you want to die? I can let you choose a way to die..."

Before it could finish speaking, a Slash suddenly arrived.

The Night Demon was sent flying directly by this Slash, letting out a shrill howl, but before it could land, a figure appeared abruptly above it.

A palm wreathed in black flames suddenly pressed down on the Night Demon's head.

Boom!

With a violent explosion, a deep pit was smashed into the bluestone bricks of the plaza, and the Night Demon's entire head was pressed into it.