267: Chapter 266 Return, Safe Location?

"What is that thing?!"

Everyone's face was filled with horror, their hearts shaking violently.

A giant hand blotted out the sun. When first seen, it was far on the horizon, but in the next instant, it arrived overhead like a dark cloud covering the sky, enveloping the entire heavens.

Each finger was like a giant peak toppling over, and every palm line resembled mountain ranges and ravines.

Uncontrollable palpitations and tremors rose from their hearts; compared to this giant hand, everyone was as insignificant as dust and ants.

Before the palm even descended, everyone was already unable to move, feeling as if their entire bodies were being squeezed by some immense force, as if they would be crushed to death in the next second.

"You've got to be kidding me!!"

Ten thousand question marks rose in Chu Xuan's mind.

This was way too over-the-top!

If this giant hand pressed down, Chu Xuan doubted that even an atomic bomb explosion could be slapped out by it.

Without the slightest delay, upon seeing the giant hand pressing down, Chu Xuan had already chosen to return, and he decided in his heart that he would never come to this War Dragon World again.

At least not for a short while!

As for triggering a hidden quest to obtain a contract Marking, forget it...

This world was too dangerous; the Evil God's Sure-Kill Guidance would actually attract such a terrifying existence. It was better to slip away early.

Not just Chu Xuan, but Jian Mei and the others did the same, choosing to return immediately, including Tang Zheng, who didn't give it a second thought.

Blue beams of light erupted from everyone's bodies almost simultaneously.

Crack, crack, crack...

As if space itself were shattering, everyone vanished from the spot. Before Chu Xuan's vision blurred, he thought he saw a golden light shine from Tang Zheng's body.

In the next instant, his vision blurred completely.

Countless lines of light flickered and interlaced around him, and a strong sense of tearing converged on his body again. Chu Xuan found that he seemed to have returned to the scene when he first transmigrated from the airplane to the War Dragon Continent.

However, this time, Tang Zheng was not by his side.

All he could see here, besides himself, were Tan Ziming and Xu Shuya. Their bodies, like his, were twisting like ripples.

Intense pain struck, and Chu Xuan felt as if his whole body was being cut by a thousand blades. The first to suffer were the clothes he was wearing, which were already cut to shreds, and bloody gashes appeared on his body.

"I'm not going to be killed by this spatial turbulence, am I..."

Chu Xuan was currently holding a half-person-tall large egg, but he thought back to when Future Tang Zheng told him in the dream that they had entered by mistake due to spatial turbulence, rather than being normally teleported by the power of a contract mark. Without the protection of the mark's power, they wouldn't be much stronger than paper against the spatial turbulence.

Now that they were returning, they had to go through this again. Wouldn't that mean certain death?

Just then, the System prompted him.

[Warning! Because you are not a contract Guardian, you are not under teleportation protection... It has been detected that you have completed the main quest. Do you choose to consume the corresponding spirituality value to return directly to a safe location in your original world? This teleportation requires 153 spirituality value.

Note: Given that you have completed the main quest, the consumption required for the return has been waived by 80%.]

—Yes! Teleport me back to my original world immediately, and it must be a safe location!

Never mind 150 spirituality value, even if it were 1,500, Chu Xuan had no choice but to agree. He immediately chose to deduct it.

Chu Xuan particularly noticed the "safe location" in the prompt. When they first transmigrated to the War Dragon World, they were at an altitude of over ten thousand meters.

According to the current situation, even if he luckily passed through this space-time turbulence and returned to the original world, he might still appear at that ten-thousand-meter altitude.

But so much time had passed; the airplane from back then couldn't have stayed in the same spot waiting.

Wouldn't he fall to his death then?

So, upon seeing this prompt from the System, Chu Xuan didn't hesitate at all and made his decision.

[You have consumed 150 spirituality value.]

[Current spirituality value: 4782]

[Teleportation beginning...]

[Detected that you are carrying an egg of an unknown creature from another world, and there are life fluctuations within this egg. It cannot be teleported with you. Do you wish to consume an additional 1000 spirituality value to certify this item and spend 200 spirituality value to open a biological space?]

—Yes!

Chu Xuan didn't think too much and chose yes.

According to what that rebel soldier said before, this egg should have been stolen by an Earth Dragon. Although he didn't know its exact value, it might even be a Dragon egg.

The creatures in the War Dragon Continent were truly a bit over-the-top. Not only did the basic attributes of an ordinary adult reach around 25 points, which was nearly five times that of an ordinary person in their world.

There were also the pterosaur-like flying creatures they encountered on the plane, the giant tentacles in the sea of clouds, and the demon phantom more exaggerated than Ultraman that he had only heard Tang Zheng mention but never seen.

Including that giant hand that blotted out the sun just now.

All of this made Chu Xuan hold a trace of expectation for what kind of life could be nurtured from this egg.

Of course, the main reason was that with Chu Xuan's current strength and wealth, 1,200 spirituality value although wasn't a small amount, he could afford to spend it.

Even if it turned out to be useless in the end, he could still eat it to make up for some of the loss.

[You have consumed 1200 spirituality value. Certification complete. Your exclusive biological space has been successfully opened, and the item is being contained...]

The world spun around him, feeling like he had been stuffed into a drum washing machine. As his consciousness blurred, Chu Xuan heard the final sound of the System prompt.

...

...

He didn't know how much time had passed. It felt as long as a century, yet also as if only a few seconds had gone by.

Amidst this daze, Chu Xuan came to his senses.

The first sensation was pain.

It felt like being hacked by a group of people with knives for an hour.

Chu Xuan checked his condition. His clothes were in tatters, as if sliced by countless sharp blades, reduced to strips and pieces soaked in blood.

Through the gaps in his clothes, bloody gashes were clearly visible, with blood still slowly seeping out.

He checked his health points through the System; only 700 points remained.

He remembered that before returning, his health had recovered to over 750 points. In just that short moment, he had lost so many health points due to injuries.

And this was only because his stamina attribute had reached 104 points, making his defense comparable to a block of iron. If it were an ordinary person, they would likely have been sliced into countless pieces, just like his clothes.

Chu Xuan then began to check the items he was carrying.

The Night Watcher standard issue pistol he carried was nowhere to be found, lost along with the quick-draw holster.

A hole had appeared in the waist pouch containing his healing medicine. Much of the healing medicine inside was lost, and several test tubes were broken, their medicinal liquid completely drained.

Although some of the more effective ones that could quickly heal injuries had been taken after killing King Seth of Dona, the remaining ones were still worth quite a few mall points. It was a bit of a pity.

Fortunately, the indestructible flowing shadow was still held in his hand. Through the actual combat just now, Chu Xuan found that it was truly useful. If this item had also been lost, it would have been a huge loss.

Checking the remaining healing medicines, he picked out the few that were still usable and consumed them all.

Watching his health points slowly recover, Chu Xuan felt relieved and carefully surveyed his surroundings.

It was pitch black all around, and not a sound could be heard.

With his Physique far exceeding that of an ordinary person, it wasn't difficult for Chu Xuan to see in the dark night. He had already discovered that this was a general ward in a hospital.

There were four beds in total, and he was currently sitting on one of them.

"Something's not quite right..." Chu Xuan frowned slightly. With his current hearing, he clearly heard what sounded like screams coming from the distance.

Not only that, sitting on the hospital bed and looking out the window, he couldn't see anything.

Chu Xuan's eyes narrowed slightly. He immediately got off the bed, walked over quickly, and suddenly threw a punch.

It didn't budge!

"This... is what you call a safe location?" Chu Xuan's mouth twitched.

At that moment, a System prompt appeared.

[Detected that you have returned to your original world. Beginning settlement of quest rewards...]