361: Chapter 360 Restoring Order (Final)

Just moments ago, when that brawny man with tiger-like eyes was receiving a voice transmission, Chu Xuan felt that special aura become slightly more active.

But it quickly became blurred and uncertain again, making it impossible to pinpoint the exact location.

Chu Xuan concluded that the hiding fellow must have a guilty conscience, which was why they didn't dare to appear before him.

However, to prevent the opponent from escaping, Chu Xuan did not act rashly.

Amidst his thoughts, feeling that the emotions had brewed enough, Chu Xuan finally spoke in a calm and unhurried manner:

"Since no one is speaking, that means no one objects. So now, I am going to conduct an investigation on all of you..."

Before Chu Xuan could finish his sentence, right at that moment,

A sharp shout rang out from an unknown source, suddenly echoing in all directions:

"We must not sit and wait for death!"

"Chu Xuan is ruthless. Just because someone expressed an opinion, he struck and killed them instantly. He even framed them as being controlled by a Specter; they can't even rest in peace after death."

"At a time like this, if everyone doesn't unite and resist, do you really want to be manipulated by Chu Xuan's hands?"

The voice spread, but when everyone looked around, they found that no one had actually opened their mouth.

Chu Xuan felt that special aura inside the nearby Headquarters Building become active once more.

Yet it remained flickering and indistinct.

Chu Xuan slightly lowered his eyes.

Meanwhile, that impassioned voice continued:

"Now, he uses Specters as an excuse to eliminate dissidents and clear out different voices, but what about next? He will only become more aggressive!"

"If we really let him secure the position of Inspector, what if he wants us to transfer our Spirituality to him? Will we do it?"

"If we encounter Specters with death rules or those special Dark Places, and he forces us to scout ahead, using our lives to get intelligence for him, will we do it?"

"Fighting Specters is already difficult enough, yet now we have to let this blade hang over our heads, ready to cut our necks at any time. Who among you is willing?!"

"Everyone who has made it this far, who hasn't gritted their teeth and risked their life?"

"Instead of handing our lives over to this person later, we might as well fight now!"

The voice grew more excited, rolling and echoing. The expressions of those present shifted uncertainly.

"What is everyone still standing there for? Are you still worried about being targeted for being the first to stand out, even at this point?"

Chu Xuan felt the chaotic emotions of the crowd; it seemed some were already unable to restrain themselves.

"We'll count to three, and everyone attack together!"

When the voice rang out again, everyone remained silent, just quietly watching Chu Xuan.

"Three!"

The countdown began.

Not far away, Bai Zhiling remained slumped on the ground, without a shred of strength.

Song Nianci suddenly looked up, a flicker of strangeness crossing her heroic features.

But she was immediately pressed back down by Wen Wanrou beside her.

A thick arm, seemingly possessing the weight of a thousand pounds, held Song Nianci's head so she couldn't move.

"Two!"

Not far from Chu Xuan, someone was still holding up a phone, not missing a single frame from start to finish.

However, he was no longer providing commentary, because no matter the words, they were far less impactful than the live footage.

At this moment, as the countdown began, the boiling comments in the livestream room came to a brief halt.

Before phone screens, computer monitors, television sets, and large plaza screens...

Countless people watched the live broadcast with tense expressions, their hearts in their throats.

"One!"

The final syllable fell.

It resounded across the empty ground outside the Headquarters Building and also fell upon everyone's hearts.

However, contrary to people's expectations,

No one moved. Even though some were impatient, at this final moment, they still managed to restrain themselves.

A light breeze blew by, stirring up a bit of dust.

An eerie atmosphere lingered in the area.

At this moment, everyone present felt that something was not quite right.

No one had acted, not even the owner of that voice.

The intention was already self-evident.

"It seems everyone is intimidated by Chu Xuan's tyranny and dares not act recklessly. In that case, we will wait until we gather more strength in the future to jointly plan a campaign against Chu Xuan..."

As the voice rang out again, Chu Xuan suddenly looked up toward the Headquarters Building.

"Found you!"

Chu Xuan leaped dozens of meters into the air, raising his hand to fire over a dozen slashes toward the twenty-sixth floor.

Accompanying a shrill roar, Chu Xuan's figure, still in mid-air, vanished and teleported directly inside.

Immediately after, there was a booming vibration.

Seconds later, a massive monster fell from the gap slashed into the twenty-sixth floor, crashing down among the scattered crowd below.

"Roar!!"

The roar boomed and vibrated as waves of crimson mist swept out.

Even from a distance, everyone sensed an indescribable fear and unease.

Coupled with the sweeping crimson mist that spread in the blink of an eye, almost everyone felt a violent emotion raging in their hearts, impossible to suppress.

Within this crimson mist, the surrounding scenery began to blur, and the faint sounds of iron hooves and clashing weapons echoed, as if an ancient battlefield was about to appear.

"Is this... a Domain? An S-rank Specter?!"

Everyone was struck with horror.

Seeing that the monster still bore some traces of a Night Watcher uniform,

They couldn't help but realize that this monster must have been disguised as an official member.

"This is the one who just came with that person..."

Someone blurted out in shock, recognizing from the monster's residual hairstyle that it had arrived with the tiger-eyed Rank 9 Captain.

Everyone clearly remembered that it was supposedly only a Rank 6 Transcendent.

They hadn't expected it to be an S-rank Specter in disguise, and that it had even followed them to the headquarters; this was clearly intended to be a major strike.

Now, seeing the monster reveal its true form and seemingly about to deploy its Domain, everyone's hearts trembled.

They all felt a sense of impending doom.

Even though the rules had changed and no S-rank Specter had been seen deploying a large-scale Forbidden Domain lately,

Even a small-scale Domain was not something an ordinary Transcendent could oppose.

Furthermore, special rules might exist within the Domain. If it were fully deployed, no one present could guarantee they would leave alive.

In that single instant, as the violence in their hearts intensified to the point where they almost couldn't stop themselves from killing everyone around them, many fell into despair.

However, just then, a figure leaped out from the Headquarters Building, descending from the sky.

Amidst a booming sound, a blade slashed through the air, cleaving downward with great force.

As the monster shrieked, it was instantly split in two by the descending blade.

Black Flame flickered within the wound.