50: Chapter 50 You must survive!

Qin Qing's voice held a hint of self-mockery:

"It is just a pity that I do not have the potential that you have, to self-Awaken a talent and directly unlock the System. Instead, I had to step into the God-Ascension Sequence through countless Specter incidents, only then unlocking the System, and then, through constant stimulation and attempts, I finally triggered a mental-type talent."

"Is that so..." Chu Xuan muttered to himself, trying his best to quicken his pace.

Qin Qing continued, as if she were giving her final instructions: "I have been tracking the Night Demon for half a year, and only recently did I find some clues."

"I can only say that it is too cunning; it has always been killing people outside the school, truly a case of 'a rabbit does not eat the grass around its own burrow'."

"Until recently, in order to advance further and promote to S-rank, it made a desperate move, using the power of sacrifice to open a Dark Rift, and under the infection of The Gloom, it forcibly opened a Domain large enough to cover the entire dormitory building, using it as a blockade to prevent anyone from escaping."

"The Night Demon's promotion requires two conditions to be met: first, a large amount of spirituality value and flesh, and second, to split off enough Clones during this ritual, and to use both of these for the sacrifice."

"At its current level, it has not yet obtained true authority and cannot accumulate one hundred Clones. Therefore, it can only rely on the ritual, using the power of The Gloom to enhance its Domain, using this as a foundation to strip off Clones, ignoring physical barriers, and deploying killing rules unit by unit, dormitory by dormitory."

"As it eats more people, its spirituality value becomes more abundant, allowing it to strip off more Clones to parasitize humans and continue the slaughter. It wants to take advantage of the night when students are asleep to meet the conditions in the shortest possible time. Otherwise, if it were just to kill, it wouldn't take long to wipe out everyone in this dormitory building, or even the tens of thousands of people in this entire school, and it is unknown how many would ultimately survive."

"Therefore, you must remember these characteristics of the Night Demon, as well as its promotion conditions, and do your best to survive, and then, one day in the future, kill it!"

"Even if it promotes to S-rank, with your talent, you have the capital to contend with it."

Chu Xuan stumbled, quickly shook his groggy head, and then asked: "According to what you said, Specters seem to have existed for a long time, but current society is still in a stable state; at least on the surface, it has not caused any major fluctuations. This suggests that the authorities must have effective control measures! Then..."

"The Night Demon has been rampaging here for several hours; why hasn't anyone come to handle it? Is it because of the existence of the Forbidden Domain that the authorities cannot detect it, or is there some other reason? You came here seemingly just to investigate and weren't sure the Night Demon was here, but you clearly already knew a lot of information about the Night Demon. So, before you came, didn't you consider the possibility of getting trapped? Didn't you prepare any backup plans?"

Hearing this, Qin Qing was silent for two seconds before slowly speaking: "Because Specter incidents are becoming more and more frequent, it is already difficult for us to cover every place. I also came here because I recently made new discoveries and focused on investigating Werewolf game enthusiasts, which led me to find clues. But ultimately, I didn't have concrete evidence, so I didn't inform others, however..."

Qin Qing's voice was slightly heavy: "To avoid unexpected situations, I once composed a timed text message for a teammate of mine; if I don't have any news by 3:30, it means something went wrong, and they should immediately mobilize armed forces to come here."

Chu Xuan blurted out: "But it's already past four o'clock!"

"It's also possible that they were too tired recently and fell asleep." Qin Qing's tone was slightly hesitant.

Chu Xuan, however, did not hesitate to harbor the greatest malice when speculating about others, and asked again: "Do all Specters need a human body as a carrier to parasitize?"

"There are also those that parasitize animals, or plants, or even inanimate objects, but those terror levels are not high, and according to [Revelation], humans are the best parasitic carriers for Specters."

Chu Xuan suddenly dropped a bombshell: "Then is there a possibility that your teammate has actually already been parasitized?"

"Impossible!"

Qin Qing said decisively: "Not to mention that we have already developed various methods to resist Specter parasitism! Even taking a step back, even if one were truly parasitized by a Specter whose level far exceeds ours, it would absolutely be impossible to hide, because we perform a check every day with specialized equipment; even in a human state, a Specter would be immediately detected."

"Regardless, this teammate of yours is suspicious."

Speaking of this, Chu Xuan suddenly remembered a sentence [Future Tang Zheng] wanted him to pass on to Qin Qing in the dream.

— — Do not be obsessed with pursuing the truth; only by surviving is there hope.

In that instant, Chu Xuan thought deeply and felt terrified, feeling a chill run down his spine, and immediately asked: "What is your teammate's name?"

Before Qin Qing could answer, suddenly, heavy footsteps could be faintly heard.

Clack! Clack! Clack! Clack!

Immediately after, the tall figure approached again amidst chanting!

"Humble ants, where are you going?"

"All struggles and efforts are in vain; you need the favor of the gods. Only by praying to the gods can you escape suffering and have your wishes fulfilled."

"Because He is the end of illusions, the tombstone of reality, the ultimate nightmare of all consciousness; He is the only truth, the Final Phantom God!"

"Stay behind. I have already sensed a carrier that is compatible with me, right among you!"

Chu Xuan's already groggy head became even heavier.

The oil lamp he was holding began to flicker and sway.

A tidal wave of oppression swept over him, making his body feel as if it were stuck in a quagmire.

Chu Xuan had to continuously increase his output of spirituality value, from deducting 1 point of spirituality value every 5 seconds to deducting 1 point every two seconds, only then could he barely drag his heavy body to continue moving forward.

However, his spirituality value was already running low, with less than 40 points remaining.

A sigh sounded faintly from behind him, and Qin Qing muttered: "In the end, it was my turn... I really don't want to die..."

Chu Xuan noticed some unusual movement from Qin Qing behind him as she spoke, and when he turned his head, he saw her take out a small bottle and pour out the last three small red pills.

This time, Qin Qing did not hesitate and took them all into her mouth.

"Put me down."

Qin Qing's voice regained its usual coldness and calm, and without waiting for Chu Xuan to pause, she got off his back on her own.

"The reason I came to investigate here alone actually has another cause. Our team has hunted the Night Demon many times, but every time it has escaped. I once suspected whether there was an internal problem, but since humans and Specters are naturally opposed, I didn't delve deeper, just some doubts. But looking back now, it was indeed quite abnormal..."

Qin Qing lightly flicked her long blade and said calmly: "My teammate's name is Han Cheng! You can be suspicious of him, but before you have enough strength, do not pursue these things. Compared to what the truth is, surviving is more important."

"Of course, the prerequisite for all of this is that you first walk out of here alive."

The skin exposed on Qin Qing's body was already covered in cracks, and blood began to ooze out.

But she still strode forward with her blade, the hem of her black trench coat fluttering, her posture upright, gradually disappearing into the darkness.

Only a faint voice drifted over.

"I saved you only because you are more valuable than me; I hope that one day you will kill the Night Demon and kill every Strange Creatures you can see."

"You must survive!"