282: Chapter 281 Two Pieces of Bad News

"Big Boss, it seems like you've become even stronger..." Tan Ziming gasped, hurriedly signaling for people to bring over several vehicles.

"Let's walk out."

Chu Xuan looked back at the survivors. To avoid any accidents he wouldn't be able to handle, he refused to get into the cars just yet.

Tan Ziming and Xu Shuya exchanged glances for a moment, naturally having no objections.

No one dared to stop them afterward, and nothing else happened until they walked out of the hospital gate, when the System reward notification finally appeared.

[You have successfully led 12 survivors out of St. Lianna Hospital. Exclusive Task complete.]

[Task rewards have been distributed to your Exclusive Space.]

Chu Xuan's tense nerves relaxed slightly, and he began to check his panel status.

[Name: Chu Xuan]

[Rank: LV.9]

[stamina: 117]

[Strength: 114]

[agility: 114]

[spirit: 114]

[Talent: Precognitive Dream / Dream Return (Current Rank usable times: 0)]

[sequence: Purifier]

[health points: 690]

[spirituality value: 4450]

[attribute points: 0]

[skill points: 0]

[regular skill: Mixed Martial Arts LV.MAX (Perfect), Firearms Shooting LV.MAX (Perfect), Basic Saber Techniques LV.MAX+1 (Peak), Tongue Blooming Lotus LV.2 (Proficient), Kato Takas Hand LV.3 (Mastered)]

[Transcendent Skill: Myriad Forms LV.1, Teleportation LV.3, Assimilation · World-Class (Usable times: 1)]

[Exclusive Skill: Fire of Nirvana: LV.5, Forbidden Darkness: LV.MAX, Eye of Insight: LV.MAX, All-Cutting Slash: LV.3]

[Items: spirit Bead X1, jiyue crystal X15, soul crystal X5, rule fragment X7, werewolf kill card · Enhanced Version X1, random teleportation scroll X1, Skill Synthesis Scroll X1]

"Let's get in the car first."

Tan Ziming directed a business vehicle to drive over, then asked tentatively, "Should the rest of these people be brought back for inspection according to protocol?"

"Just follow protocol. I only promised to bring them out; everything else has nothing to do with me." Chu Xuan had no objections to this, and he did not intend to keep these people by his side.

Although the System task mentioned that there was a Child of the World among these twelve, keeping them by his side might have some benefits.

However, he knew his own situation; not only did he have a constitution that attracted Specters, but the people from the Resurrection Society were also bent on killing him.

Even when encountering unrelated people, because he lacked the Charm attribute, they would find him unpleasant without any special interaction.

If they stayed too close to him, they would likely die faster.

Normally, a Child of the World might have some blessings of Luck and wouldn't die so easily, but this world was eroded by The Gloom and could no longer be viewed through conventional logic.

If a Child of the World were accidentally killed by him, according to the previous System task prompts, part of the Origin power of this world would be stripped away by the Dark World.

By then, the invasion level of The Gloom would likely become even more severe.

It was better to let the Child of the World develop naturally; it would be better for him not to interfere too much.

The twelve survivors bowed to Chu Xuan to express their gratitude, then boarded their respective vehicles and were taken away, leaving Lin Jie for last.

"Big Brother Chu Xuan, I will definitely repay you for saving my life today!" Lin Jie's expression was firm and extremely serious, though his appearance now looked extremely aged. With his head full of white hair, one would believe him to be eighty years old.

"You should focus on staying alive first." Chu Xuan was noncommittal.

Afterwards, he, Tan Ziming, and Xu Shuya got into a military off-road vehicle. They did not need other law enforcement officers to clear the way and drove off first.

The streets in the early morning were very quiet, with no pedestrians in sight. Some nighttime venues were all closed, and military patrol vehicles drove past on the road from time to time.

"The situation across the country is severe now. Specter incidents are erupting frequently, and a curfew has been fully implemented." Tan Ziming sat in the driver's seat in front, his eyes watching Chu Xuan in the rearview mirror.

Chu Xuan was not interested in this and asked directly, "When did you two return?"

"Around 11:30, I think." Tan Ziming said with lingering fear, "The two of us almost died in the spatial turbulence. Fortunately, at the critical moment, the System notified us that the task was complete and that we could spend spirituality value to teleport directly to a safe zone. As a result, we appeared near St. Lianna Hospital."

Chu Xuan nodded slightly. This was the same for him, but with a slight difference: these two had indeed arrived in a safe zone, while his safe location was not actually safe. Was it because the Child of the World was in danger...

Chu Xuan was thoughtful, then asked again, "Did you see Tang Zheng?"

"No." The two shook their heads in unison.

Xu Shuya pondered, "However, before teleporting, I seemed to see gold light shining all over Tang Zheng; it was very special. His Talent is Fighting God, which must be related to the Fighting God of the War Dragon World. He should be fine..."

"He definitely won't have any issues." Tan Ziming echoed. They had once gone to Haicheng with He Jun, and because of the Azure Dragon incident, they had naturally conducted a key investigation into Chu Xuan and Tang Zheng, already understanding the two's Talents.

"Chu Xuan, we really have to thank you. This Transmigration to the War Dragon World was a blessing in disguise; we all gained quite a lot of benefits..." Tan Ziming's lips moved, wanting to say something but hesitating.

"Stop beating around the bush." Xu Shuya frowned slightly, rolled her eyes at Tan Ziming, and then looked at Chu Xuan, saying, "There are two pieces of bad news we must tell you."

"What is it?" Chu Xuan raised an eyebrow slightly.

Xu Shuya pursed her lips, "Actually, before this, we suspected that there was an S-rank Specter inside you, and after verification by Director He's Talent, we reported this matter to Captain-General Yang."

"Don't you suspect me anymore now?" Chu Xuan smiled faintly.

"Originally, we had almost confirmed that you were an S-rank Specter, especially when you put on this cloak and unleashed the darkness similar to the Night Demon Domain." Xu Shuya gave a bitter smile, "But during your battle with the King, you were injured repeatedly, yet from beginning to end, you never revealed a Specter form. I felt that we must have guessed wrong."

"The King's strength was very strong. Although the range of his Domain didn't feel like a normal S-Rank to us, the pressure it brought us was exactly the same as the S-rank Specters described in the files."

"You were able to kill the King in human form; this is enough to prove that your strength can handle S-rank Specters. The mysterious person who solved the Haicheng Night Demon incident before should also be you, right?"

Xu Shuya, sitting in the passenger seat, turned to look at the figure in the cloak, who seemed to be in a vortex of darkness, her eyes showing astonishment: "Thinking back now, you only unleashed a Domain similar to the night after putting on this cloak. This wouldn't be a reward you obtained from killing the Night Demon, would it?"