At this moment, Ming Ruofeng had already recognized the specter's identity.
After all, the specters in the Scarlet Dream were all the school's original residents.
Whether it was the principal, the teachers, or the students, it was all the same.
So he found it perfectly normal for the specter Zuo Lin'an to appear now.
Moreover, upon seeing the specter Zuo Lin'an, he also confirmed some of his inner suspicions. He knew that Zuo Lin'an was definitely special!
“It seems that after daybreak, I should interact with him more to see if I can get some benefits out of it...”
Generally speaking, special natives definitely had some value to squeeze out of them.
If Zuo Lin'an knew his thoughts, he would definitely find that Ming Ruofeng's guess was correct, because he really did have a permanent specter item on him that could be squeezed out.
With a serious expression, Ming Ruofeng whispered instructions to the people behind him.
“Back away slowly. Let's see if he will attack us.”
Although all specters in the Scarlet Dream would hunt down players without any reason, occasionally, certain specters would ignore players and walk right past them.
Zuo Lin'an had not directly attacked them, which meant there was a certain probability he wouldn't initiate an attack.
Ming Ruofeng led his people to continue circling slowly, intending to bypass Zuo Lin'an and head to the dormitory area.
However, in the very next instant, Ming Ruofeng felt as if he had only blinked, and the specter that had been right in front of him suddenly vanished.
“What?!”
He constantly scanned his surroundings but found no trace of the specter. “Everyone, watch out! The specter has concealed its form. It might be preparing to attack us!”
“Damn it, if only we had 【Spirit Vision】 too.”
In truth, they did have companions with the 【Spirit Vision】 talent who had also been selected to participate in the National War Dungeon, but unfortunately, they had not been assigned to this area.
Because of this, they were extremely jealous of that dog Emperor, who had multiple players with 【Spirit Vision】 on his side.
“Just thinking about how many 【Spirit Vision】 users that dog Emperor has makes me sick.”
“Alright, stop talking. Don't we have 【Perception】? Let's first find out where exactly the specter is. If this keeps up, we'll be too passive.”
“Fine, let me try to sense it.”
Soon, this player activated his talent, 【Perception】.
The result...
He abruptly opened his eyes. “It's nearby! Very close to us, really close. It seems to be...”
Speaking up to this point, his gaze turned toward Ming Ruofeng.
However, before he could finish his sentence, Zuo Lin'an's attack had already arrived.
Earlier, Zuo Lin'an had concealed his figure, suppressed all of his specter aura, and silently approached Ming Ruofeng.
This was all to find an opportunity to strike.
He hadn't expected a player here to possess the 【Perception】 talent. If the player had actually managed to speak it aloud, his sneak attack would have likely failed.
Furthermore, when the player with the 【Perception】 talent spoke just now, he happened to draw away a portion of Ming Ruofeng's attention. This was the perfect moment for Zuo Lin'an to strike!
But Ming Ruofeng was a Houtian Rank expert after all, so his reaction speed was still sharp.
The moment Zuo Lin'an revealed his form, before the tip of the blade could even touch him, Ming Ruofeng swung a backhand strike.
Though it was only a crude wooden sword made with his bare hands, it was just enough to trigger his talent, 【Demon-Slaying Sword】.
To Ming Ruofeng's shock, however, even after his sword swung out, the specter Zuo Lin'an was completely unaffected. The tip of the blade, which had already touched his neck, pierced straight in without any resistance.
Sensing the icy coldness piercing through his neck, Ming Ruofeng could no longer maintain his refined gentlemanly facade. His entire face contorted in agony. Reaching out with his free hand, he snatched a miniature 【Lotus Mirror】 from thin air.
He triggered the specter item's special effect, reducing his talent's cooldown by one day.
In an instant, his talent was restored to a ready state!
Seizing the fleeting opportunity, he raised his hand again and slashed down fiercely with the wooden sword.
Yet, it was still useless!
Ming Ruofeng's face filled with astonishment, mixed with a sudden realization.
With a slight exertion of force from the hand Zuo Lin'an used to grip the boning knife, he cleanly sliced off Ming Ruofeng's head.
Meanwhile, the players who had been following Ming Ruofeng turned and fled one by one. Not a single person stayed behind to help him.
Perhaps they realized that Ming Ruofeng was doomed, which was why they fled so resolutely.
Zuo Lin'an stood quietly, looking down at Ming Ruofeng's corpse with a dark, unfathomable gaze.
In truth, whether it was Xuan Yi, whom he had killed earlier, or Ming Ruofeng, who now lay dead at his hands, neither of them was weak.
One was a Xiantian Rank martial artist, and the other was a Houtian Rank martial artist.
Faced with his sudden attack, they certainly possessed the ability to dodge.
But their fatal mistake lay in being overly confident in their talents, believing that no matter what kind of specter they faced, as long as it was hit by their talent, it would definitely be repelled.
Thus, these two died such frustrating deaths at the hands of a newbie boss like him.
Given their talents, personal strength, and the specter items they possessed, if anyone other than him had attacked them, they would have absolutely succeeded in repelling their assailant.
“A pity. You had to run into me...”
Indeed, even specters had to fight information wars.
If the information that he was immune to repel effects had leaked out, Xuan Yi and Ming Ruofeng most likely wouldn't have died by his hand.
Zuo Lin'an snapped out of his thoughts, looked around, and swept his senses. After confirming there was no living aura nearby, he began looting the corpse.
He successfully obtained the four cards on Ming Ruofeng's body.
Now, he had fifteen cards in his possession.
Of the remaining six, two were with Xuan Jingyuan and Gu Hedao, while the other four were over by the cafeteria.
“I'll head to the cafeteria first.”
Zuo Lin'an turned and rushed toward the cafeteria. However, right at this moment, he crossed paths with the principal, who was sprinting over from the direction of the administrative building.
“Principal?”
The principal saw him but didn't stop for even a second.
“Come on, hurry over!”
Seeing this, Zuo Lin'an didn't waste any time either. Taking a step, he vanished instantly.
Right then, he suddenly realized something.
As a boss of the National War Dungeon, why did the principal still rely on all four limbs to move around? Why couldn't the principal cover over a hundred meters in a single step like he did?
Clearly, both he and Xu Youyou could do it. Was this a fundamental difference between different specters?
This definitely wasn't an ability exclusive to Human-Specter Symbionts, as some other pure specter bosses could do it too.
Could it be a random ability granted upon a specter's birth?
Something like a Companion Ability?
He had previously seen a post on the forum where a certain dungeon boss complained about a friend who had the ability to set up a ghost wall.
Furthermore, this ability was an extra, not counted within the scope of their rules.
Every line of that post had been dripping with envy.
His and Xu Youyou's situations were very similar to this.
“Whatever, as long as it benefits me.”
It would have been even more perfect if he could set up a ghost wall too, but unfortunately, he couldn't.
Zuo Lin'an pulled his thoughts back and quickly caught up with the principal, arriving near the cafeteria.
By now, the players who had been hiding in the cafeteria had basically all fled, leaving only a few scattered players still lingering in the vicinity.
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