273: Chapter 272 Desperate

Boom!

A roar echoed through the stairwell.

The people fleeing backward instinctively turned their heads, only to see that the nurse wearing the black mask had been split into two, as if struck by a giant blade.

What was exposed at the cut was not flesh and blood, but a layer of pitch-black flames that engulfed the two severed halves of the body in the blink of an eye.

In almost the next second, she vanished into thin air, leaving only a medical uniform on the floor.

If it weren't for the black hole in mid-air, which seemed to have expanded from the black mask, everyone would have thought they were hallucinating.

"What just happened?"

The few people closest to Chu Xuan felt a faint stinging on their cheeks, as if they had been scraped by a razor blade.

"Dis... disappeared?"

The crowd looked at the landing of the stairwell in a daze, then turned their gazes toward Chu Xuan, who stood his ground and didn't seem prepared to run.

Amidst their tense expressions, a surge of surprise and hope irrepressibly emerged.

"Saved..." Number Four, the woman in the hospital gown, breathed heavily. Death had been right before her eyes just moments ago, and the feeling of surviving a disaster made her body tremble uncontrollably, making it difficult even to stand up.

"Great! Now that we have a way to deal with these black-masked medical staff, our chances of escaping are even higher!" Lin Jie clenched his fists, an excited expression on his face.

"Wait, something's not right..."

However, Chu Xuan's gaze was solemn as he stared at the black hole that was rapidly shrinking until it disappeared. Just now, he had received 120 points of spirituality value.

According to his previous experience, every Strange Creatures here should possess power similar to death rules; as long as the rules were violated, they would take effect immediately.

He had suffered quite a bit because of this.

Even the red-masked nurse he encountered at the beginning only gave back 26 points of spirituality value after being killed, yet it had instantly wiped out 80 of his health points.

So, since this black-masked nurse had clearly stated, "I have seen you," which meant the preconditions for the death rule had been met, how could nothing have happened?

Almost the instant this thought arose, the voice of the woman, Number Four, who had been sucked down and was now weeping with joy, suddenly stopped.

Simultaneously, under the terrified gazes of the crowd, Number Four's body shriveled up like a leaking ball, eventually leaving only a sheet of human skin stuck to the stairs.

Bright red blood seeped out, soaking the human skin.

"Dead!!"

This incredibly horrific scene caused everyone's eyes to widen in absolute terror.

"As expected... even if I killed that Strange Creatures, the rule had already been triggered. Number Four was clearly just an ordinary person, so her death was certain. If it were me, I probably would have lost a lot of health points."

Chu Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly and glanced at Lin Jie, whose body was trembling behind him, asking in a normal tone, "What should we do next?"

Lin Jie was startled, then whipped his head around. "It's Number Three's turn next. We continue downstairs!"

The one designated as Number Three was a young doctor in a white coat. His face turned pale instantly, but he didn't say much. He walked quickly to the front and continued leading the way down.

After reaching the fifth floor, nothing unexpected happened, and then it was Number Two's turn to lead the way further down.

These people seemed to have reached some sort of agreement to take turns scouting the path. This time, when they reached the fourth floor and it was Number One's turn, a light suddenly shone up from below.

"Go, the security guards might be coming!"

Lin Jie's expression changed slightly as he suddenly pushed open the fire door on the fourth floor and ducked inside.

Chu Xuan followed closely behind without a word.

Then came Xiao Wei.

Finally, the rest of the group swarmed in. Number One, who had been scouting the way down, was the slowest; he only let out a terrified scream and failed to follow the crowd into the fourth-floor corridor.

"It really is the security guards checking the floors. Follow me, quick!"

After entering the fourth-floor corridor, Lin Jie found a nearby ward and entered. Once everyone was inside, he spoke in a low voice.

"This is a four-person ward; there's no time to change locations! Remember what I said before? Once we enter a ward, everyone must close their eyes. Don't look around, and don't speak!"

While speaking hurriedly, Lin Jie was the first to close his eyes.

Chu Xuan gave Lin Jie a deep look, naturally understanding that while the other man was reminding the crowd, he was also warning him. However, since he already knew the rules of the ward, there was no need for such caution.

His dark pupils grew even deeper as Chu Xuan scanned the group, finding that besides himself, there were thirteen people left.

spirituality value was deducted bit by bit. For these ordinary people, Chu Xuan only needed to spend at most 1 point of spirituality value to see through them completely, including their various attributes and the spirituality value they possessed.

But when Chu Xuan's gaze fell upon Xiao Wei, who was wearing the Night Watchers uniform, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

[Name: Xiao Wei]

Type: Human (Abnormal)

Rank: 6

health points: 435/480

stamina: 50

Strength: 52

agility: 51

spirit: 49

Charm: 60

spirituality value: 80

Talent: Fortification

sequence: Zealot

Transcendent Skills: Berserk LV.4, Confusion LV.2, Gravity (Uses remaining: 1)

Overall Strength Assessment: B]

After consuming 20 points of spirituality value, he had seen through Xiao Wei's general condition. Through the Eye of Insight, Chu Xuan sensed that there should be some more secretive information that hadn't been detected yet.

As the spirituality value continued to be consumed, Chu Xuan stopped his investigation once the cost reached 25 points.

There was no longer any need.

Chu Xuan only focused on the word "Abnormal" in Xiao Wei's type category.

Next was the Charm attribute, which was actually the highest among all his attributes. This was very thought-provoking, and a name immediately popped into Chu Xuan's mind.

The Resurrection Society...

As if sensing Chu Xuan's gaze, Xiao Wei suddenly snapped his eyes open, staring over like a hawk. However, his eyes quickly returned to a calm state, and he gave Chu Xuan a slight nod as a gesture.

Just then, footsteps sounded outside.

Chu Xuan turned his head and leaned against the wall, looking out at an angle through the observation window on the door.

He saw a sallow-faced security guard with cloudy eyes walking toward them, holding a flashlight.

His movements seemed slow and stiff, but with every step, his figure seemed to flicker forward. He quickly passed their ward, and after a few more seconds, the sound of footsteps vanished.

At the same time, Chu Xuan felt as if a sharp gaze was staring at him from behind.

As the footsteps disappeared, Lin Jie let out a long breath. "They're finally gone. We're safe for now."

"When security patrols appear, we must be inside a ward. It's only safe here; otherwise, if we're caught outside, we'll definitely die a miserable death."

Lin Jie explained to Chu Xuan, "Besides that, there are a few key points to note: you can't keep looking through the glass of the observation window, you can't look under the beds in four-person rooms, and if a nurse knocks on the door, you must answer immediately..."

Just as he finished speaking, a series of knocks sounded at the door.

Knock, knock, knock!