357: Chapter 356 Restoring Order (Part 7)

"In that case, then kneel."

Chu Xuan's indifferent words caused the face of the burly woman named Wen Wanrou to turn pale instantly.

She was unwilling, but in the end, she gave a bitter smile and slowly knelt on the ground. "I... I submit."

Chu Xuan's expression remained calm, like an ancient well without ripples, showing no reaction to her kneeling.

What seemed like a single Slash just now was actually ten Slashes stacked together.

He had just tested it out on a whim, and the result was indeed much stronger than ten consecutive Slashes spread out.

However, the time consumption had increased accordingly, losing the instant-cast effect.

Chu Xuan was thinking that it would be better if Wen Wanrou didn't submit, so she could use even stronger defensive trump cards for him to test further.

He didn't expect her to give in so quickly, which disappointed him slightly.

At this moment, the female captain clenched her fists and finally struggled to her feet.

"A warrior can be killed but not insulted. No matter what, we are people who have contributed to hunting Specters. Insulting us like this is going too far!"

"You're only relying on having a higher Rank and stronger basic attributes than us. What kind of skill is that? If we were in a Dark Place where Ranks are suppressed, I could beat ten people like you with one hand!"

The female captain gritted her teeth and said, "We've only been dealing with Specter incidents for a month, and we missed the Seed Project. Otherwise..."

"Kneel first before you speak." Chu Xuan's gaze shifted, his indifferent voice booming like thunder in the female captain's heart.

The female captain's entire body shuddered, and her mind went blank.

It felt like returning to the scene of her first encounter with a Specter.

An indescribable fear lingered in her heart.

Back then, wanting to survive, she had been ready to prostrate herself before that Specter.

Fortunately, that time, she met her Night Watchers captain, Lu Xun, who saved her life.

And in that Specter incident, she gained Transcendent power.

She then became an Intern Member and later encountered a special Dark Rift during her internship, through which she awakened her own Talent.

However, a Dark Forbidden Land enveloped the Internship Camp, and an A-Rank Specter appeared there.

To save them, the captain did not hesitate to overdraw his life force to slay the Specter.

In the end, he used his unique, one-time-use Talent to transfer all his attributes to her, making her a Rank 7 Transcendent directly.

She endured immense suffering to inherit it all, which was her greatest source of pride.

"Song Nianci, I am passing my Legacy to you because you are the only one here who awakened a Talent on your own before entering the God-Ascension Sequence."

"You are a very clever child with great potential, but your personality is proud and sensitive, always wanting to prove you are stronger than everyone else."

"I hope you can stay grounded and not get lost in this sudden power."

"In this era of rising transcendence, talented people emerge in succession. Fighting for momentary glory against your own kind is nothing but a fleeting Illusion."

"Remember, our enemies will always only be the Specters..."

The words of the deceased captain had long been forgotten. Having gained great power, Song Nianci only wanted to prove she was stronger than everyone else.

And in just one month, she jumped from Rank 7 to Rank 10, winning everyone's respect and firmly securing her position as a City Captain.

She did all this mostly because that first encounter with a Specter had left her with a deep psychological trauma.

Only by constantly proving she was stronger than everyone else could she break that unforgettable nightmare.

In a haze, she found herself actually returning to that time.

Back in that girls' dormitory, she once again saw that weak, frail roommate who was always bullied, suddenly turning into a terrifying man-eating monster.

All her roommates were eaten. She tried desperately to escape but had nowhere to go, even kneeling and kowtowing, revealing her most humble and cowardly side.

"They were the ones bullying you! It's enough that you ate them, why come for me?"

"I never took part in it!"

"At most, I just watched from the sidelines, at most I just made a few sarcastic remarks, at most I..."

The fear long buried in her heart was triggered once again.

Suddenly, a thought popped into her head: if she just knelt one more time, this monster-roommate before her would spare her.

No... that's not right!

This is all fake!!

That monster should have died a long time ago!!

In a daze, Song Nianci snapped out of it.

But she was shocked to find that she had somehow knelt on the ground.

"You..." Song Nianci looked at Chu Xuan with a face full of indignation, struggling to get up, but found she couldn't stand no matter what.

It wasn't that she couldn't move, but rather that her brain couldn't even form the thought of standing up. Intense fear occupied most of her mind, preventing her from issuing commands to her limbs normally.

"You're a bully! If you gave me more time, I could definitely surpass you..."

Tears of humiliation and resentment streamed down her cheeks. Song Nianci was like she had returned to being an ordinary person; her spirit was incredibly fragile, devoid of the calmness and decisiveness gained from high-pressure life-and-death training.

Suddenly, Chu Xuan's voice rang out: "Don't you usually check the forums?"

Song Nianci broke down emotionally: "This past month, I've been constantly caught up in various Specter incidents, I haven't paid much attention..."

Chu Xuan said calmly:

"It hasn't even been half a month since my first encounter with a Specter. So... is reaching Rank 10 as a Transcendent in a month something to be proud of?"

"Moreover, your initial resources were all given to you by someone else. Is that really something to be proud of?"

Chu Xuan's successive questions fell on Song Nianci's ears, leaving her in disbelief.

She had indeed heard that Chu Xuan was the newly appointed Inspector of Haicheng.

His most famous feat was exposing Azure Dragon's identity and slaughtering his way through in a fighter jet.

His sudden appointment as an Inspector this time was even more well-known within the circle; everyone knew about it.

But she had assumed Chu Xuan had at least spent several months.

And with the recent great changes in the world, while danger was everywhere, it also held opportunities for some.

She always believed that as long as she was given enough time, she could surpass anyone.

She never expected that Chu Xuan had been a Transcendent for a shorter time than her, yet was far stronger.

Especially this power of Heart Bewitchment.

She knew well that she was already Rank 10 and had focused on developing her spirit attribute, and even had items to resist mental interference.

However, they were completely useless before Chu Xuan, and she easily fell into an Illusion.

"Most of your power was given to you by someone else, yet you take it for granted as your own and take pride in it, using it as capital to prove your strength."

"Then, in the blink of an eye, you forgot the warnings of your deceased captain. It's truly laughable, pitiful, and pathetic..."

Chu Xuan had sensed some images from her Illusion just now and couldn't help but shake his head with a chuckle.

More tears flowed from the corners of Song Nianci's eyes as she sobbed, "I don't need you to lecture me..."

"I have no interest in lecturing you, and even less time to enlighten or reform you! Since you dared to jump out and cause trouble, I'll only give you two choices..."

Chu Xuan remained standing on the Flying Boat, looking down at her from above.

He stopped using Heart Bewitchment to pressure and interfere, but his words were filled with a coldness that disregarded everything:

"Either kowtow and submit, or die!"