83: Chapter 83 Stomp on Tao Jiajia, Get in the Car!

"Chu Xuan, put your hands behind your head and squat down immediately, or we will open fire!"

Hua Jun stood beside Tao Jiajia, shouting at Chu Xuan who was at the bus stop. The other ten-odd people used cars as cover, standing five or six meters away with their muzzles all aimed at Chu Xuan.

Chu Xuan looked around and found that most of these people were holding submachine guns, their expressions wary as they stared fixedly at him. It seemed that even the slightest movement would trigger them to fire immediately.

"Squat down with your hands behind your head, now!" Hua Jun barked sternly again.

Chu Xuan said nothing. Sensing the emotional fluctuations of the crowd, he instantly identified his target, followed by a faint silver glint flashing in his eyes.

"I want to see what capability you have left now!" Tao Jiajia suddenly exploded with rage, stepping past the car that served as her cover and charging straight for Chu Xuan.

"Jiajia, be careful..."

Hua Jun's face turned pale with alarm. He also stepped forward, trying to pull Tao Jiajia back. Meanwhile, another slightly youthful-looking young man suddenly shifted his aim and fired at Hua Jun.

Rat-tat-tat...

Hua Jun's head was instantly blown apart.

The sudden gunfire caught everyone off guard. No one could have imagined that one of their own would actually fire at Hua Jun.

Tao Jiajia's face instantly lost its color, and she began to scream in terror.

At that same moment, Chu Xuan suddenly crouched low and lunged forward. Reaching behind his waist, he pulled out his pistol, chambered a round, and fired twice—bang, bang!

Chu Xuan had never received professional firearms training, but he had learned how to use weapons during university military training.

Most importantly, his spirit attribute had already reached the Peak level for an ordinary person, making his perception of his surroundings extremely keen.

Relying on a calm mind tempered between life and death and the short distance between them, the bullets seemed to have eyes of their own, instantly striking two people who fell to the ground.

The others tried to return fire, but Tao Jiajia was already in front of Chu Xuan. He grabbed her by the throat to use her as a shield while his pistol fired in rapid succession. He emptied the magazine, and three more people who hadn't managed to hide behind cars fell immediately.

In the blink of an eye, only five of the opponents remained.

Honk, honk—

The sound of a horn suddenly echoed from nearby. A dilapidated bus emerged from the darkness, driving forward as if completely unaware that a gunfight was taking place.

This must be the eerie bus!

Chu Xuan narrowed his eyes.

He had to end this quickly!

Thinking of this, Chu Xuan hoisted Tao Jiajia up and threw her over the roof of a car like a boulder, slamming her directly into the person hiding behind it.

Meanwhile, Chu Xuan had already picked up a submachine gun. He pulled the trigger, spraying bullets wildly across the sedan.

Once the magazine was empty, regardless of the state of the people behind the car, Chu Xuan discarded the submachine gun. Relying on brute force, he pushed the sedan with both hands, using it to ram and crush his targets.

Accompanied by a chorus of miserable wails and howls, Chu Xuan suddenly flipped the car over, pinning all those people beneath it.

Looking around now, only Tao Jiajia and two young men in suits were still alive, but all were heavily injured and riddled with bullets.

Chu Xuan picked up a gun from the ground and fired two or three shots each into the heads and chests of the two young men to finish them off.

Click, click!

By the time he reached Tao Jiajia, the gun was out of ammunition.

"No... don't kill me..."

At that moment, the bus had already stopped. With a slightly ear-piercing sound of mechanical friction, the doors slowly opened.

"I beg you, don't kill me, I was wrong..." Tao Jiajia pleaded bitterly. With her eyes full of tears, she looked quite pitiable, enough to evoke a sense of protective tenderness in others.

Chu Xuan's gaze was cold and sharp; he didn't say a word.

If not for this woman, Chu Xuan could have used the Phantom Demon's ability during the day to hunt more Specters. With a sufficient spirituality value, he would have had more chances for trial and error in the dream when facing the Great Buddha.

If not for this woman, Chu Xuan could have brought Tang Zheng along, which would have significantly lowered the risks of facing the Great Buddha.

And now, before Chu Xuan could even go looking for her to settle the score, she had come running back to him with murderous intent. She truly took him for a soft target, thinking he didn't dare to kill.

Without the slightest hesitation, Chu Xuan walked up to Tao Jiajia, suddenly raised his foot, and stomped down hard.

Splat!

Like a watermelon, Tao Jiajia's head was crushed instantly. Red and white liquids splattered everywhere, and her pleas came to an abrupt halt. Her body twitched a few times before falling still.

From beginning to end, Chu Xuan had not uttered a single word. Leaving behind this field of corpses, he conveniently picked up another submachine gun and quickly boarded the bus.

After boarding, he saw something resembling a card reader, followed by a half-person-tall self-service coin box.

Having the hints from [Future Tang Zheng], Chu Xuan was prepared. He reached out and pressed his hand onto the card-reader-like device.

Instantly, a mysterious sensation similar to using the ghost-forbidden lamp emanated from the reader. Chu Xuan slightly lowered his mental defenses.

[Your spirituality value -20]

[Current spirituality value: 35]

Chu Xuan felt a pang of heartache, and his mouth twitched slightly before he focused on observing the interior environment.

The eerie bus looked dilapidated on the outside, but surprisingly, the interior was exceptionally clean, even a bit too new.

The driver wore a mask and a hat, making his face invisible.

There were about twenty people sitting in the carriage—men, women, young and old. The youngest looked to be under twenty, while the oldest was estimated to be around sixty.

Chu Xuan quickly noticed the difference among these people. Most of them looked extremely terrified, their entire bodies trembling uncontrollably.

However, the expressions of four people remained largely unchanged.

One of them, a middle-aged man in his forties wearing a woolen suit, even grinned, revealing teeth full of yellow stains.

"Heh heh! Looks like a tough character has arrived."

An enchanting woman with her hair in a high bun, wearing a pink hip-hugging skirt and stretching her long legs into the aisle, looked at Chu Xuan with a curious gaze and giggled.

"Little brother, you came up all by yourself? Isn't that a waste?"

"Probably a newbie who doesn't know anything. Just reached Level 2; besides 11 points in Charm, all other attributes are at 10." A short man wearing black-rimmed glasses chuckled.

His words carried a slight mockery. On his glasses, Chu Xuan could even see numbers flickering, like some kind of high-tech device.

Sitting beside the short man was a tall, bald, burly man who merely gave Chu Xuan a casual glance before closing his eyes again, looking as if he didn't care about anything.

"Little brother, who was your Guide? Didn't they tell you the rules?" The enchanting woman sighed softly.

"What's the use of coming up alone without bringing two people? Isn't this just a waste of spirituality? And I see you don't seem to have any spirit money; the fare will cost double!"

"Keep it down, the bus is about to start!" the middle-aged man suddenly spoke, and the others immediately shut their mouths.

Chu Xuan immediately focused his attention on a "Passenger Code of Conduct" posted inside the bus.

1. While the vehicle is in motion, passengers must be seated, must not move around at will, and must not make loud noises.

2. Keep the interior clean; no spitting or littering.

3. No insulting or harming other passengers.

4. Do not get off the bus at will before reaching the final station.

Chu Xuan remained silent and found an empty seat to sit down.

Bang!

The doors closed, and the vehicle slowly started.