472: Chapter 470 I'm Here to Kill You

The three people standing in the sky appeared to be only in their early twenties, but the awe-inspiring presence they radiated caused everyone to look at them with apprehension.

One wore iron armor, his fists clenched tightly, unable to hide his brilliance.

One wore long green robes, and as he stood in the air, ripples spread out beneath his feet.

Most notable was the leading youth, whose body was covered in strange markings that emitted waves of eerie light, as if he had stepped out of the Netherworld Dark Prison.

"It's only been ten days, but I didn't expect this world to undergo such massive changes. It really feels like just yesterday!"

"We have already stepped into a brand new Domain, while the people of the past are almost still standing still. How pathetic and tragic..."

"This world is, after all, still too backward."

The three looked down from above with arrogant expressions, their eyes filled with a hint of pity.

"Zhou Chong!"

"Chen Feng!"

"Gao Dong!"

Below, several people recognized the three in the sky and cried out in shock.

"How did you return early?"

"Is it only the three of you?"

"Where are the rest of them..."

Amidst the discussions in the crowd below, many realized that these three were actually part of the original Seed Project.

"Good heavens! Are these the people who participated in the Seed Project? I didn't expect them to be so strong. We truly missed out on a Heaven-Defying Opportunity..." Tan Ziming said in shock.

Xu Shuya shook her head and whispered, "Be careful. Haven't you noticed that these three aren't quite right? How could people returning normally cause such massive destruction here the moment they act?"

"They come with ill intent. Why don't we sneak away?" Fat Tiger grinned. "Some people have already taken the chance to flee..."

"No, don't leave!" Lin Jie said with a grim expression. "If you leave here, you'll surely die!"

"Then what should we do next?" Su Qiaoqiao's expression was slightly panicked.

Lin Jie gritted his teeth. "Stay here and don't move!"

Meanwhile, under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the three in the air each looked toward the direction where their names had been called, their lips curling into slight smiles.

"Captain Liang, long time no see."

Zhou Chong let out a long breath and looked calmly at a person in the Great Hall, saying with a light smile:

"I remember when I left, you were only at Rank 9, and the gap between your various attributes was quite large. I didn't expect you to have reached Rank 10 now, with all your basic attributes advancing together and being quite strong. It truly surprises me a little."

That was a burly man holding a guandao with a face full of stubble. He frowned at Zhou Chong and the other two in the sky, then suddenly laughed and cursed:

"You brat, it looks like you've gained a great Opportunity. It wasn't in vain that I favored and nurtured you! But you still haven't changed your habit of showing off. You just got back and already caused so much damage. How am I supposed to help you clean this up?"

Captain Liang pointed to the ruins of the Great Hall and waved toward them. "Little Zhou, hurry up and come down. Apologize to Minister Liu, and we'll call it even."

Zhou Chong's lips curled up, revealing a hint of faint mockery. "Captain Liang, before I didn't mind you calling me Little Zhou, but now... Heh! You are walking the path of death!"

The forced smile on Captain Liang's face instantly froze.

Zhou Chong stood proudly in the sky and raised his hand toward Captain Liang. The strange markings all over his body writhed as waves of eerie light surged and gathered in his palm.

In an instant, a massive palm print boomed down, growing as it caught the wind, expanding to dozens of meters in the blink of an eye.

Captain Liang's hair and beard bristled. The guandao in his hand shone brilliantly as he suddenly slashed upward.

Amidst a thunderous roar...

Captain Liang was slammed into the ground. The aftershocks rippled out, and over a dozen nearby Night Watchers were instantly knocked away.

At the same time...

Chen Feng threw out a massive fist shadow.

Gao Dong swept his leg, and a massive footprint over ten meters long crashed into the crowd.

The targets of their attacks were, shockingly, the very people who had just called out their names.

The area below was instantly thrown into chaos.

The people had just finished killing all those rogue civilian Transcendents and hadn't even had a chance to catch their breath before facing another powerful enemy.

What was especially hard to accept was that these three were all participants of the original Seed Project, the most promising Transcendents selected from across the country.

To think that the moment they returned, they would turn on their own people.

"Giggle! Thinking of escaping? Did you get my permission?"

A silver-bell-like laugh rang out. At some point, a woman with wings on her back appeared in the sky, holding a longbow.

As she drew the bow, ice arrows condensed one after another, shooting toward the Night Watchers who tried to flee the Great Hall, every shot finding its mark.

Whenever someone's chest was pierced, their entire body was encased in ice, turning into an ice sculpture before shattering into scattered ice crystals.

"Chen Xueying!"

Someone below pointed an angry finger up, only to be pierced by an arrow immediately after.

Within the assembly hall, everyone was filled with horror.

Watching the three led by Zhou Chong slowly descend, the people scattered, not daring to approach. Yet, because of the woman in the air watching coldly with her bow drawn, they didn't dare to flee either.

"Oh? You didn't die after taking a palm strike at twenty percent of my power? Captain, your strength has truly exceeded my expectations." Zhou Chong's feet touched the ground. Seeing Captain Liang struggle to climb out of the dust, he couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

Captain Liang suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. His eyes glared with fury, but he gritted his teeth and couldn't speak.

The rest of the crowd looked on with wary eyes.

At this moment, Minister Liu Fumin, who was being protected within the crowd, clenched his fists tightly and stepped forward first:

"The country poured everything into nurturing you and sent you to participate in the Seed Project as the sparks of hope for the future... Now that you've returned with your strength having advanced by leaps and bounds, you immediately bite the hand that fed you. Does your conscience not bother you?"

"Hahaha!"

Hearing this, all three of them burst into laughter.

"Nurtured us? Everything we have today was won by us risking our lives. What does it have to do with you?!" Zhou Chong laughed loudly:

"You're just an ordinary person who has never stepped into the Transcendent realm or encountered a Specter. You only know how to gesticulate and order people around while reaping where you have not sown. What kind of thing are you? Let Yang Yu come out and speak!"

Minister Liu Fumin's face turned a deep shade of red.

"Shen..."

Minister Liu Fumin turned around to say something, but was stunned to find that Junior Brother Shen Guyun and the other three had disappeared at some unknown time.

"Heh! Stop looking. We have all advanced. Even if Yang Yu really came, what could he do? He's just a frog at the bottom of a well."

Seeing the angry faces of the crowd, Zhou Chong's face showed a hint of pity.

He stepped onto the blood-soaked ground and walked forward a few paces, looking around at the remaining hundreds of people. His eyes held both mockery and pity.

"Are you angry? Do you want to kill me? You don't dare to act because you know you simply can't do it..."

Zhou Chong shook his head and sighed. "Killing all of you would be as easy as turning my palm. But do you know why I didn't act immediately? Because... I want to save you!"

The crowd stared intently at Zhou Chong. Some had cold sneers, while others' eyes spat fire.

"Save us? Are you joking? Is this how you save people?" someone immediately shouted in anger.

Zhou Chong didn't mind and just smiled faintly. "If I didn't give you a display of power, would you people be willing to stand here obediently and listen to me speak?"

Minister Liu Fumin asked in a heavy voice, "What exactly are you trying to say?"

"Join the Resurrection Society!"

Zhou Chong raised his arms and shouted loudly, "Join me in calling upon the true names of the Seven Gods, kneel in devout worship, and receive the baptism!"

Everyone's expressions changed drastically.

"What? Are you scared already?"

Zhou Chong gave a contemptuous smile and said unhurriedly, "Rest assured, I can guarantee that you will only receive the Divine Grace. Even if a Specter enters your body, it won't pose any threat to you. Instead, you can use the power of the Specter. Furthermore, as long as you don't attack proactively, you basically won't face any threat of being killed by other Specters."

The crowd was furious.

"It seems you haven't just betrayed the organization; you're betraying all of humanity!" Minister Liu Fumin pointed at Zhou Chong and scolded, "No matter what you are now, you were once an official Night Watcher. How can you say such things? Don't you know the nature of the Resurrection Society?"

"Minister Liu, you are wrong, completely wrong!"

Zhou Chong said slowly, "The so-called Resurrection Society is just a name. There is no rigid hierarchy or superior-subordinate relationships here. Everyone helps each other just to better survive in this difficult Specter apocalypse. As long as you accept the divine baptism, everyone will gain a new life. That is the true essence of the Resurrection Society!"

Minister Liu Fumin's face was full of disbelief. "Zhou Chong, you've gone mad!"

"I haven't gone mad. It's you... and all of you! You're all too narrow-minded, looking at the sky from the bottom of a well, unaware of how insignificant you truly are!"

Zhou Chong pointed at the crowd and sighed. "This world is simply too low-level. Only a tiny few can advance. It's impossible to resist the invasion of Specters."

Zhou Chong suddenly gave a mocking smile. "Going to the Cangyun World to leave behind the sparks of humanity? How laughable! The terrifying Specters in the Cangyun World far exceed those here! I've seen no less than ten Specters there comparable to S-Rank, and some can't even be measured by the S-Rank standard."

"Our world will soon be like the Cangyun World, enduring the descent of countless terrifying Specters. But who in this world can resist?"

"Since we can't resist, we might as well proactively welcome them! Coexisting with the Pioneers of the Dark World, as lambs of the kingdom of the gods, together devouring devout worship and welcoming the Divine Descent—this is our only way out."

Zhou Chong let out a long breath. "I've said so much. Have you made your choice?"

The crowd stared deeply at Zhou Chong, feeling that this person was either trying to deceive them or had been severely brainwashed beyond hope.

"I know you can't accept this for a moment, but it's fine. I can give you ten minutes to consider..."

Zhou Chong said with a hint of melancholy, "Do you hear it? The capital is already overrun with Specters. Screams and destruction are everywhere."

Everyone looked around.

With their hearing, they could naturally hear the Confusion and screams echoing from all directions. Especially a skyscraper about a dozen kilometers away, where rising Smoke and fire had appeared at some point, and it was beginning to lean downward.

Zhou Chong pointed his finger at Lin Jie in the crowd and smiled grimly. "You should have a precognition-type Talent, right? Tell them, why are Specters rampant outside?"

Lin Jie hung his head. "Many of the Transcendents who didn't participate in the meeting had added too much to their Charm attribute. With no one to restrain them, they have now transformed into Specters..."

"Yes! The descent of Specters can no longer be contained. No one can stop it! As official leaders, you should step forward at this moment of life and death to lead by example and guide the helpless people, rather than stubbornly resisting. That will only lead everyone into the abyss."

As he spoke, he pointed toward a corner where a person was trembling all over but still shakily holding a video camera.

"The people of the entire country are watching you, waiting for you to make a decision!"

"Minister Liu, and all the captains, I hope you can make a choice as soon as possible..."

Zhou Chong let out a long sigh. His gaze toward the crowd was filled with disdain, pity, and disappointment.

He disdained them for being as weak as ants and for their foolishness in not seeing the situation clearly. He pitied them for being fellow humans who were like flickering candles in the wind and rain.

Before Zhou Chong could finish, Chen Xueying's voice suddenly rang out from above: "Have you finished your nonsense? There's a new mission!"

Zhou Chong's expression flickered slightly, and then he looked around. "Next, I'm going to kill a few people. Please stand where you are and don't move. Cooperate well."

"Zhang Qiang, Qin Shaowu, Lin Jie, Tan Ziming, Xu Shuya, Hu Antai, Su Qiaoqiao..." Zhou Chong called out seven names in a row.

Finally, he looked at Minister Liu Fumin with a bright smile. "And finally, you, Minister Liu."

"The others can wait, but for you few, I'll give you one minute at most. Either kneel and worship the gods, or die!" Zhou Chong's tone was grim. "I'm giving you a chance!"

Everyone was beyond furious.

"Or if you don't want to die painfully, you can choose to end your own lives." Zhou Chong said indifferently. "I'm giving you that chance as well."

Suddenly, a calm voice rang out: "Brat, aren't you being a bit too overconfident?"

Everyone looked toward the source of the voice and saw Zhang Qiang, who was sitting in the crowd, suddenly look up and sneer, "I just killed an S-Rank Specter not long ago. I've survived Forbidden Domains and certain-death rules. Why would I be afraid of a piece of scum like you?"

As his voice fell, Qin Shaowu's figure appeared beside him. He raised his hand and pressed a piece of Golden paper onto Zhang Qiang, sighing, "Old Zhang, hang in there."

Zhang Qiang blew out one last Smoke ring. "Heh, when a man dies, his balls face the sky."

Thick Smoke suddenly exploded outward, sweeping across the field and instantly enveloping Zhou Chong and the other two before suddenly beginning to contract.

"Fat Pig, move!"

"Flying Pig in the Sky!"

At the same time, the previously silent Skinny Monkey and Fat Pig erupted. One dove into the ground while the other flew into the sky, both plunging into the thick fog.

Thunderous booms and tremors echoed incessantly from within.

Before anyone else could enter the fog to help, it was too late. An angry roar erupted from within: "Netherworld Divine Palm!"

The mist was blasted apart.

"Divine Fist of Heaven and Earth!"

"Dragon Tail Sweep!"

Palm prints, fist prints, and footprints flew out from the mist, blasting back the surrounding crowd. Screams rang out one after another.

At the same time, Skinny Monkey and Fat Pig were sent flying out of the dissipating fog, crashing heavily onto the ground and spitting blood.

The dispersing fog also coalesced back into Zhang Qiang's figure. His face was pale; half of his body had turned into Smoke, while the other half was a bloody mess.

Meanwhile, Zhou Chong and the other two had disheveled hair, clearly having suffered some injuries in that instant.

"Even if Yang Yu came himself, he might not be able to kill me! You think you few can kill the three of us? You don't know your own limits!"

Zhou Chong laughed angrily: "Come, come at me again! Who among you can kill me?!"

As he spoke, the markings all over his body once again emitted a dazzling eerie light.

At the same time, Chen Xueying above also drew her bowstring, condensing an ice arrow. Clearly, she didn't want to waste any more time and was prepared to act herself.

Right at that moment, both Zhou Chong and Chen Xueying's expressions changed simultaneously, and they suddenly looked toward the southwest.

Swoosh!

Swoosh!

Two arrows entwined with pitch-black flames shot from the southwest. By the time the two noticed them, the arrows were already in front of them, instantly piercing their chests. A massive spiral force caused their entire chests and abdomens to be instantly twisted into minced meat!

Pitch-black flames burned fiercely at their chests.

At the same time, a voice that echoed through the sky thundered: "I'm here to kill you!!"

Everyone looked over.

To the southwest, lightning flashed and thunder roared.

One person was coming, treading upon a chicken!

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