94: Chapter 94 Traitor

Qin Qing had once said that before she investigated the dormitory building, she had left a scheduled text message for a teammate named Han Cheng. If there was no news by 3:30, he was to immediately mobilize armed forces.

At that time, it was already past four o'clock. Chu Xuan had even wondered if Han Cheng had been parasitized by a Specter.

But Qin Qing said they used specialized equipment to conduct tests every day. Even if a Specter was in human form, it would be detected immediately.

However, now!

As a former member of the official Research Department, Old Wu stated clearly at this moment that their detection equipment was not precise for B-rank Ghosts and was completely useless against A-Rank Specters in human form!

Besides this, Chu Xuan thought of what the Phantom Demon had once told him...

The higher the level of an existence, the deeper the degree of its forbidden secrets!

Now, combining these statements, Han Cheng became extremely suspicious.

There was another possibility: was it possible that Han Cheng was also a member of the Resurrection Society?

For some purpose, was the Resurrection Society temporarily unwilling to see the Night Demon taken down by the officials?

After all, Qin Qing had also clearly told him that the Night Watchers had tried to capture the Night Demon many times but it always escaped. It was only because of the natural opposition between Specters and humans that she hadn't thought deeper into it...

The more Chu Xuan thought about it, the more his scalp tingled.

The human world was facing an invasion of Strange Creaturess. There was no telling when someone nearby might suddenly turn into a terrifying monster and eat people alive.

Yet the official Night Watchers organization was constantly suppressed by other departments, to the point where even ordinary people like Tao Jiajia could act out of line.

And in the shadows, there was the mysterious Resurrection Society secretly developing subordinates, using the vast population of ordinary people as fresh blood.

Chu Xuan even suspected whether some powerful elites had already been recruited as subordinates.

Could Tao Jiajia's arrogant behavior here in Haicheng be related to this?

Then, what was the situation like in other cities?

This world was truly full of hidden killing intent. Its complexity had already far exceeded Chu Xuan's initial assumptions.

It was by no means the simple clash and mutual killing between humans and Specters that he had imagined.

Fortunately, [Future Tang Zheng] had emphasized that before long, the Night Watchers would hold great power and implement military control, forcefully suppressing all non-compliant civilian forces.

This gave Chu Xuan a clear direction.

He had to find a way to join the Night Watchers before that happened, making full preparations to rise with the tide later.

Furthermore, he couldn't just join as a simple low-level lackey. Doing things that way would still leave him tied down. If he was restricted everywhere by others, how could he earn spirituality values?

He had to bring some achievements and demonstrate his own ability and value!

After all, the conditions to become a Purifier were very harsh. Especially raising his personal Rank to level 5 and maxing out all attributes other than Charm—all of these required a massive amount of spirituality values.

The threat of the Phantom Demon was like a thorn in his throat; it had to be resolved as soon as possible!

If he could quickly grasp real power within the Night Watchers organization, he would have the power of life and death in his hands, and everything he did would be much simpler.

And the source of achievements would naturally be...

"Little brother, don't overthink things. Just keep your mind simple. Right now you only have one goal: bring in more newcomers, earn more spirit money, and increase your Charm attribute!"

Old Wu patted Chu Xuan on the shoulder and smiled. "Although we can't see the light right now, we are enduring humiliation for a heavy responsibility. It's for the sake of humanity's tomorrow and future. When the day comes that we truly surface, the whole world will tremble for us."

"Is that so? I'm almost looking forward to it." Chu Xuan also smiled.

Although he didn't know the origin of this so-called Resurrection Society or what they were planning, he knew one thing for certain: increasing the Charm attribute was seeking death.

And these people, through various means, brought people to this kind of place to let Specters invade their bodies and form a symbiotic relationship. It looked like they were controlling Specters, but in reality, they were feeding them.

To put it bluntly, this Resurrection Society were human traitors!

While they were talking, the old village chief had already dragged away the two corpses on the ground and thrown them beside the lotus seat of the Great Buddha ahead to feed it.

When it was the Bald Man's turn, one of the passengers he brought, just like Old Liu earlier, successfully completed the Spirit Washing and gained the [Teleportation] skill.

"Old Wu, it's your turn again. Go on. You're not trying to steal my person and turn this handsome guy into your subordinate, are you?"

Fox approached with a beaming smile.

Old Wu waved his hand. "No, I just find this little brother congenial, so we chatted for a bit longer."

"Really?"

Fox blinked. "Xiao Zei's spirit at level 1 was 9 points. This little brother could easily make him fall for a Heart-Confusing Skill, and even after my reminder, he still failed to react immediately. This shows the handsome guy's Heart Bewitchment is at least level 2. Are you really not tempted? Having the Heart Bewitchment skill gives one an Innate advantage in developing subordinates!"

"Don't worry, I won't compete with you. Whomever the little brother wants to choose as his new Guide is his own freedom."

Old Wu deliberately emphasized the word "freedom" in his voice, then walked away with a smile, leading a passenger forward to begin the Spirit Washing.

Fox curled her lips and came to Chu Xuan's side, her breath smelling like orchids. "Handsome guy, you mustn't let down big sister's expectations!"

A gust of fragrant wind filled his nose, but Chu Xuan's expression remained unchanged.

As someone with an initial Charm value of 8, what kind of scene had Chu Xuan not witnessed? He wasn't enticed by Fox's vulgar flirtation in the slightest.

He could even easily sense the restlessness in her emotions—she was terrified that he would be taken away by Old Wu.

So Chu Xuan smiled. "Sister Fox, actually I really want to follow you too, because you look a lot like my own sister. I felt you were very kind the moment I first saw you."

Fox's smile deepened. "I also feel like you're very much like my younger brother!"

Chu Xuan changed the subject. "But choosing a Guide is a major matter after all, and I need to consider it. Don't you agree?"

Fox's eyes dimmed, and like a child, she pouted her red lips in dissatisfaction. "Then how long are you going to consider it for?"

"How about this? Leave me a contact method, and I'll give you an answer within 24 hours. How's that?" Chu Xuan took out his phone.

"Alright then, you're not allowed to disappoint me." Fox's expression was one of uncertainty as she took the phone and entered a string of numbers.

"Of course. Actually, I quite like you too, Sister. I just want to give it more careful thought. This is a life-long matter concerning my future!"

Chu Xuan's smile was gentle, and his voice had a magnetic quality, as if it contained a special magic.

"Oh, stop it." A blush quickly rose on Fox's cheeks, her eyes became hazy, and her white legs under her hip-hugging skirt began to rub together restlessly.

A faint, ambiguous scent slowly wafted through the air.

The corners of Chu Xuan's mouth curled slightly. "Well then, I want to take this little sister named Wang Ruozi out for a walk. A broad-minded person like you, Sister, shouldn't be jealous, right?"