403: Chapter 402 We are guardians, and saviors...

"Strange, the Specters that just turned into Wu Wanqiu and Xu Ziyang actually haven't appeared again?"

"Has that Source Specter given up?"

"Unlikely! It should still be tailing us..."

"Move fast! The thick fog behind us is spreading. Although it's not fast, I don't want to get caught in it and go through another bizarre life-and-death mission!"

"..."

The highway under the night sky was silent and cold.

Everyone ran swiftly.

Although many vehicles were visible, the road was cracked everywhere and impassable for driving. Everyone still relied on their legs, continuing north along the road.

Chu Xuan could have taken out the [tianya square-inch boat] to travel, but he felt as if something was peeking at him from the shadows.

Moreover, this place was unusual. Chu Xuan had a hunch that they might not be able to leave so easily and safely.

In that case, to avoid causing more trouble, it was better to maintain the status quo for now.

At this time, Chu Xuan's health points had recovered to 760 points.

The recovery effect of the bixue restoration dew was still ongoing, still restoring 1 health point every 5 seconds or so.

In about two more minutes, the weakened state of his various basic attributes would disappear, and his combat power would return to its Peak.

Chu Xuan knew the saying "the last leg of a journey is the hardest," so he didn't relax his vigilance in the slightest.

Even if the final result showed he was just outwitting the air, it was better than failing at the last moment and dying in this godforsaken place.

Another minute passed.

By now, Chu Xuan's health points had crossed 770 points, and ahead of them was a mountain tunnel. The sign indicated the tunnel was over 500 meters long.

The tunnel was pitch black.

Cold wind whistled through.

"Wait!"

Suddenly, Lin Liguo raised his hand to stop everyone from moving forward.

When everyone's puzzled gazes turned toward him, Lin Liguo's expression was somewhat somber. He said coldly, "I hear strong fluctuations of Life Aura inside the tunnel. Who's hiding in there? Come out now!"

The last sentence was almost roared out.

As Lin Liguo spoke, the others didn't doubt him. They all drew their blades, staring solemnly into the tunnel.

Seeing this, Chu Xuan understood that Lin Liguo likely possessed some kind of ability to sense Life Aura, and its range wasn't small.

Chu Xuan's eyes lowered slightly as he stood inconspicuously in the crowd, always paying attention to his own health points fluctuations.

"I thought it was a Specter appearing, but it turns out to be a group of officials. You're quite capable to have discovered us!"

Along with those words, two men of vastly different statures abruptly appeared before everyone.

One was a bald fat man over two meters tall, with thick chains wrapped around his body and bare feet.

The other was less than 1.4 meters tall, with an extremely thin frame, wearing an undershirt and a straw hat, looking like a farming peasant.

Both wore cloaks that, when covering certain parts of their bodies, had a stealth effect.

With a flick, the cloaks disappeared, fully exposing their forms.

This duo looked very strange at first glance. Appearing in this deep, dark cave now made everyone alert.

"Who are you? Why are you here?" Lin Liguo stood at the very front, having already become the backbone of the many Night Watchers present.

"Hehe! We are, of course, Non-governmental organization personnel." The short man's voice was somewhat shrill.

"As for why we're here, it's naturally for the same reason as you—because we accidentally entered a Dark Place and just came out not long ago."

Lin Liguo's eyebrow twitched. "How do you know we just came out of a Dark Place?"

Then, he pointed to the southern position behind them, his Face composed. "You also came out from that place? But we didn't see you inside..."

"You don't think that in such a large Place of Gloomy Convergence, everyone who enters will end up at the same mission location, do you?" The short man's smile carried a hint of mockery. "It seems official information isn't quite comprehensive either!"

"Is it not?" Lin Liguo said calmly. "Earlier, everyone in our entire high-speed rail carriage entered the same location."

"There are two main reasons." The short man held up a finger. "First, you entered at the same time! Second, that high-speed rail was treated as a single entity!"

"In other words, in that Dark Place behind us, everyone who enters might be sent to a different mission location? And as long as the two conditions you mentioned are met, they can enter the same location?" Lin Liguo continued to ask.

"I can't guarantee that. It's just a deduction based on what you said. Besides, there are many ways to enter the same mission location."

The short man jerked his thumb toward the tall fat man beside him and chuckled softly. "For example, the two of us will basically appear at the same mission location no matter when it is."

Lin Liguo's eyes flickered. "Who exactly are you? Why do you know so much about the Dark Place and missions?"

"Who are we?"

The short man and the tall fat man looked at each other, then both laughed. In unison, they said in low voices, "We are Guardian, and also Saviors..."

"Guardian? Saviors?"

Just as Lin Liguo was about to continue questioning.

The short man waved his hand and chuckled. "I've answered so many of your questions, which has given your official side enough Face. So next, it's your turn to answer a few of my questions, right?"

"What do you want to know?" While speaking, Lin Liguo inconspicuously glanced at Chu Xuan, asking with his eyes about the identity of those two.

Chu Xuan's Face was calm, and he shook his head slightly, indicating there was no problem with these two.

In fact, as soon as these two appeared, Chu Xuan had used his Eye of Insight.

Originally, Chu Xuan thought some accident might happen at this final moment.

But the result was that as Chu Xuan's health points recovered to 785, just as he had previously deduced, under the influence of the Unyielding skill, his basic attributes instantly returned to their Peak state.

However, the imagined accident did not occur.

And the two in the tunnel didn't show any malice on the surface, though their words held a hint of arrogance.

At this moment, Chu Xuan immediately thought of Huang Xiong, Jian Mei, and the others he met when he underwent Transmigration to the War Dragon World.

Contracting to become Guardian, completing System missions one by one, and thus embarking on the Path of Salvation.

This would explain why this short man knew so much information that even the officials knew little about.

The subtle movements between Chu Xuan and Lin Liguo were seen by everyone present, and they couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

These changes in expression on the others' Faces were caught by the short man, who glanced over at Chu Xuan.

"Does this brother wrapped in bandages possess some kind of skill to see through a Specter's identity? But your injuries look a bit bad!" The short man tilted his head slightly, revealing a pair of crafty eyes under the brim of his hat.

"Well? Confirmed that we're not Specters, right?"

Hearing this, Lin Liguo's expression changed slightly, but he quickly returned to normal and said calmly, "Just ask what you want quickly. This place isn't suitable for staying long; we still have to continue our journey."

The short man suddenly gave a cold smile. "What I want to know is simple: what kind of trickery are you officials up to? Between Chu Xuan and Revelation, who is the human, and who is the ghost?"