70: Chapter 70 The Name of the Cleaner

It was already the evening of the next day when Chen Mo returned to Trading Post No. 1.

He parked the pickup truck in the parking lot and walked into the supermarket, holding the list.

Old Zhou was calculating accounts behind the checkout counter; seeing him enter, he froze for a moment.

"You... you came back alive?"

Chen Mo did not speak, simply placing the list on the counter.

Old Zhou picked it up and took a look; his expression changed.

"This is..."

"The list of traitors," Chen Mo said. "Everyone is on here."

Old Zhou flipped through a few pages, his face growing paler with each one.

"Wang Hai... Liu Chuang... Zhao Hu... and..."

He flipped to the last page and saw Chen Mo's own name.

"Your name is on here too?"

Chen Mo nodded.

Old Zhou was silent for a few seconds.

Then he looked up at Chen Mo.

"What about those people?"

"Dead," Chen Mo said. "All dead."

Old Zhou's eyes were complex—it seemed like shock, yet also relief.

"You alone?"

Chen Mo nodded.

Old Zhou put down the list and let out a long breath.

"Do you know what this means?"

Chen Mo did not speak.

Old Zhou continued.

"This organization has existed since the first day the Ghost Realm descended. They have betrayed at least eight hundred to a thousand people. Countless people wanted to kill them, but all failed."

He paused.

"You, by yourself, wiped them all out."

Chen Mo looked at him.

"Can the list be made public?"

Old Zhou froze for a moment.

"Public?"

"Let everyone know," Chen Mo said. "Who betrayed them, and who killed those who betrayed them."

Old Zhou was silent for a few seconds.

Then he smiled.

The smile was complex—it seemed like relief, yet also deep emotion.

"Yes."

He picked up the list and walked toward the bulletin board in the center of the supermarket.

He posted the list on it.

People around gathered to look.

More and more gathered.

Some began to exclaim in shock.

Some began to curse.

Some began to cry.

Among those names were people they knew.

Those who had been betrayed.

Chen Mo stood to the side, watching their reactions.

Then he turned and walked toward the door.

Behind him, someone called out to him.

"Chen Mo!"

He stopped.

A middle-aged man ran over, his face covered in tears.

"My brother... my brother's name was Wang Gang, he died on Highway No. 3... his name is on the list... he was betrayed..."

He knelt on the ground.

"Thank you."

Chen Mo looked at him.

Then he reached out and helped him up.

"No need."

He turned and walked out of the supermarket.

Outside, the night had deepened.

Lin Wei was leaning against the pickup truck, watching him.

"Why won't you let them thank you?"

Chen Mo was silent for a few seconds.

"I didn't kill them."

"What?"

"I killed those traitors," Chen Mo said. "But I didn't save those who were betrayed."

He sat in the driver's seat.

"I just let them die with a clear understanding of why."

Lin Wei looked at him without speaking.

She got into the passenger seat.

The pickup truck started and drove out of the Trading Post.

In the rearview mirror, the lights of the Trading Post grew further and further away.

Chen Mo gripped the steering wheel, looking at the road ahead.

Suddenly, a System announcement rang out.

[Regional Announcement]

[Congratulations to the Chosen One "Chen Mo" for annihilating the traitor organization "Noahs Ark"]

[Killed the traitor leader: Transaction Master]

[Killed traitor members: 49]

[Obtained special achievement: Traitor Terminator]

[Obtained exclusive reward: Purification Blade]

[Hereby announced, known to the entire region]

Chen Mo froze for a moment.

Purification Blade?

He opened the System interface.

[Purification Blade · Exclusive Item]

[Effect: Deals true damage to "those contaminated by the will of the ghost realm"]

[Description: This item is exclusive to the Traitor Terminator, cannot be traded, cannot be dropped]

Chen Mo looked at that line of text.

Deals true damage to those contaminated by the will of the ghost realm.

Those contaminated by the will of the ghost realm—Transformed Ones, traitors, and those Chosen Ones who have been eroded.

This blade is specifically for dealing with them.

He closed the interface and continued driving.

Lin Wei looked at him.

"Purification Blade?"

Chen Mo nodded.

"It's specifically for killing Transformed Ones."

Lin Wei was silent for a few seconds.

"What do you plan to do from now on?"

Chen Mo thought for a moment.

"Keep living."

He pressed the accelerator.

The pickup truck accelerated forward.

Ahead, the night was thick.

But in Chen Mo's eyes, a faint gold was flickering.

scavenger.

That title suits him well.