405: Chapter 404 Together

"Specter invasion, global crisis, order has begun to collapse! In this current era, the sky is about to fall, and no one can stay out of it."

"The national center has been infiltrated by Specters, and the official headquarters is also under control. Chu Xuan is the mastermind behind all of this."

"Chu Xuan already possesses a max-level Heart-Confusing Skill and holds the True Authority of the Final Phantom God. Every word he says will subtly and unconsciously convince people."

"And this is why he wanted to hold a nationwide live broadcast, as well as why so many people easily believe him and worship him with fanaticism."

"Killing a few of his own kind is nothing more than necessary bait."

On Wu Wanqiu's phone, a pre-cached video played before Chu Xuan's eyes.

In the video was a figure enveloped in dots of soft light, wearing a double-breasted formal suit, sitting on a bench with hands folded.

His true features were obscured by the light, making it difficult to discern them.

When he spoke, he was steady and elegant, making people feel not only extremely comfortable but also a natural sense of conviction.

At this moment, he suddenly gave a light chuckle:

"When the countdown reaches zero, that is when the whole truth will be revealed."

"As the 'Revelation' for all mankind, I am willing to lead the way! When the National Captain Offline Assembly begins, I will personally appear. Starting with the slaying of Chu Xuan, I will lead the arrival of a new era."

"May all people of ambition head to the capital to slay Chu Xuan together!!!"

After all the words were finished, many comments were displayed below, with many people expressing agreement with Revelation's words.

The reason was simply that 'Revelation' was a veteran high-ranking official who had made many contributions to fighting Specters; he could absolutely not be a traitor.

In contrast, Chu Xuan's rise was too rapid and highly suspicious. Various pieces of evidence were listed to argue that Chu Xuan was actually a Specter.

These comments naturally sparked dissatisfaction from many others, who listed evidence that Chu Xuan could not be a Specter.

Both sides were fiercely attacking each other in the comments section.

Since there was no internet, the collapsed comment content could not be viewed. However, it wasn't hard for Chu Xuan to imagine that because of [Revelation]'s move, many Transcendents would likely try to increase their Charm attribute as much as possible before the countdown arrived and use it to level up.

"What do you think?" Wu Wanqiu retracted her phone and looked at Chu Xuan without blinking.

However, Chu Xuan's entire body was wrapped in bandages, hiding any expression. Only his eyes were exposed, and they remained calm, showing no ripples of emotion.

"Everyone has their own choices and will bear the corresponding Karma for those choices."

Chu Xuan spoke softly. He was merely following [Future Tang Zheng]'s words by spreading the known information.

As for whether people were willing to believe it, Chu Xuan couldn't control that, nor did he want to bother.

However, the Charm attribute in this System was ultimately tainted by the Dark World.

A massive increase in the Charm attribute would inevitably lead to more rules unfavorable to the current world when the rules of the two worlds collided.

"Truly a troublesome fellow..."

Chu Xuan murmured in his heart, but at this moment, he forcibly suppressed his ill will and killing intent toward [Revelation], and his state of mind gradually returned to calm.

At the same time, Chu Xuan suddenly thought of another matter.

[Future Tang Zheng] had mentioned before that Revelation had obscured a period of history, causing everyone to lose a month of memories.

Could the key node within this be related to the upcoming National Captain Offline Assembly?

While Chu Xuan was deep in thought, the Short Man laughed playfully, "You certainly have unwavering faith in Chu Xuan, but I still have a few questions..."

The Short Man chuckled, "Currently, Specter incidents are frequent and intensifying everywhere. Captains in various regions barely have time to handle them. Why would the official headquarters hold an offline assembly? They aren't even willing to delay it for a few days until the situation is under control?"

"Furthermore, the National Captain Offline Assembly starts tomorrow. Is your trip to the capital to assist Chu Xuan, or to respond to [Revelation]'s call?"

As soon as the Short Man finished speaking, Lin Liguo said almost without thinking, "The headquarters has its own arrangements for all of this; we just need to execute them. As for whether we're assisting Chu Xuan or responding to the call, does that even need to be asked?"

After a brief pause, Lin Liguo gave a sudden, mocking smile:

"You probably used an Inspection Skill on us just now, didn't you? Didn't you see clearly that for the few of us, all our basic attributes except for Charm have remained balanced? I think on this point alone, I don't need to explain further, right?"

Seeing that the Short Man seemed to want to say more, Lin Liguo interrupted, "We've asked enough questions. This isn't a place to linger for long. We're leaving now. Are you going to make way, or block the way?"

The Short Man shook his head, "We won't make way, but we won't block the way either."

"Then what exactly do you want to do?" Lin Liguo's face immediately went cold, and the others tensed up again, gripping their long sabers.

The Short Man chuckled, "Don't be nervous! My meaning is, we can be fellow travelers and head to the capital together."

"Travel with us?" Lin Liguo sneered, "You wouldn't be looking for an opportunity to stab us in the back on the road, would you?"

"You don't actually think that having more people makes you a match for the two of us, do you?" The Short Man gave a mocking laugh.

"If we really wanted to kill you, if either one of us made a move, it would take two minutes at most to kill every last one of you."

"Ridiculous! You're just two Level 9 Transcendents, specializing in strength and agility. Although those two attributes have reached 90 points, your other stats have all just barely passed 70."

"In terms of comprehensive attributes, I can deal with either one of you! And my teammates are basically all Level 8. If they join forces, they can also easily deal with the other one of you. You have no chance. As for Transcendent Skills, with so many of us, if we really fought, you'd have even less of a chance. There would only be death!"

"Oh my, oh my, to think we'd be looked down upon! If real combat power could be calculated just by attribute values, then what would be the point of leveling up skills?"

The Short Man turned his head slightly, looking at the tall, fat man who hadn't spoken, and said in a playful tone, "Fat Pig, how about a bet? If we choose wrong, then we'll lose big."

The tall, fat man said in a muffled voice, "I'll listen to you."

"In that case, let's not hesitate." The Short Man stretched and chuckled twice. Suddenly, invisible air currents swirled around him, and his already thin and short body shrank another size.

From his original 1.4 meters, he shrank to only 1.2 meters.

Meanwhile, the tall, fat man spread his arms, and his stature exploded. From his original height of just over two meters, he reached 2.5 meters in the blink of an eye.

His body became increasingly obese, stretching the iron chains wrapped around him taut.