Demon Cultivator in Abyssal Era

As the man with the square face finished speaking, the other Heroic Spirits all turned their attention to Chu Xiu, a wary glint in their eyes.

Stole the seeds? Two of them?

Faced with these unfriendly gazes, Chu Xiu felt a wave of pressure.

This man with the square face—although it was Chu Xiu’s first time meeting him, he could roughly guess his identity.

If he wasn’t mistaken, this should be Huang Anhua, the director of the Peng City Awakened Enforcement Bureau, specially responsible for capturing those law-breaking Awakened ones—a merciless demigod with formidable power!

In front of him, spinning lies offhandedly would absolutely not deceive him, and might even arouse suspicion!

However, for Chu Xiu to admit that his parents were in the city would too easily expose his identity!

Seeing the increasingly hostile gazes around him, Chu Xiu finally exhaled long and slow, saying, "These two seeds of mine are meant for those close to me in my clan."

"Please rest assured, elder, I myself will absolutely not use them. But for my clan members, who lack the power to protect themselves, even turning into a Horned Demon would represent a glimmer of hope for survival."

Chu Xiu’s words left everyone present silent. Many people’s eyes flickered, unclear on what they were thinking.

After hearing his words, Huang Anhua squinted his eyes, scrutinizing Chu Xiu as if determining whether he spoke the truth, but the latter met his gaze with considerable confidence.

He indeed had not lied, yet managed to deflect others’ attention onto Qin Yunrou. To be honest, he originally found her a bit annoying, but unexpectedly she had a surprising role at this moment. If the Qin Family hadn’t sent someone, he’d be in a real bind now.

After the two stared at each other in silence for a while, Huang Anhua also shifted his gaze and slowly said, "Even so, it is still not allowed."

This made Chu Xiu sigh inwardly, but just as he was about to hand over the "seeds," he heard Huang Anhua say, "However, I will not demand that you voluntarily hand over the ’seeds.’

His words left all the Heroic Spirits, including Chu Xiu, stunned.

Huang Anhua coldly chuckled, saying, "No need to pretend, all of you. At our level, everyone is clear about what they’re thinking in their hearts!"

"Have the rest of you here not secretly kept ’seeds’? Who among you isn’t thinking about holding onto those ’seeds’ to observe the situation, waiting until there’s no retreat left, then considering surrender?"

Huang Anhua’s words plunged the crowd into silence.

Indeed, as he said, although no one wished to become a Horned Demon, nor did anyone want to be inferior to others, if the cost was life, then it was not an unattainable choice.

With a cold snort, Huang Anhua’s tone eased a bit as he said, "Rest assured, I won’t blame you, nor will I force you to hand over the ’seeds’!"

"There’s nothing wrong with your thinking; the fault lies with our government!"

"If we can’t come up with a viable plan, how can we ask you not to seek a backup plan for yourselves? How can we expect you to blindly trust the government?"

"That’s not a government, that’s a religion!"

"The reason I gathered you here today is to fully disclose the government’s plan, to tell you that the government has found a solution!"

The government has found a solution!

The statement invigorated everyone, including Chu Xiu.

To let parents become Horned Demons was indeed a choice made out of desperation, with no other retreat.

But... does such a plan really exist?

It wasn’t just him—other Heroic Spirits’ eyes were also filled with doubt.

The gap in our combat power is just too vast!

Firstly, there’s the undisputed superiority in troop numbers, with more than three hundred thousand General Tier, and reinforcements still on the way! In contrast, the resistance forces in Peng City, even if every Awakened person were to fight to the death, could at most muster fewer than fifty thousand General Tier and above!

Even the proud advantage of modern human technology was nullified in front of those colossal alien ships, and even the continuous acid rain alone could completely destroy Peng City’s defense system!

The seven days given by those Horned Demons was far from benevolent; it was simply the time it would take for the acid rain to corrode and destroy the majority of the shield generators!

Most despairingly, however, was the disparity in high-tier combat strength.

Thirteen full demigods! And then there’s the possibility of an Outer Realm Demon descending personally!

In the face of such overwhelming power, how could they not despair? Especially since the other side wasn’t the type to mindlessly attack just because of their superior strength; instead, they remained cautious, using schemes to sow discord among us—a cunning Demon!

One could even say that the only reason the enemy had not attacked yet was that they wanted to capture us with minimal costs!

This left everyone vexed, unable to think of any strategy to break the stalemate!

Facing everyone’s skeptical gazes, Huang Anhua didn’t say much more, merely stating, "You all will know soon enough."

After he finished speaking, he tossed the Divine Gifted Meteorite Iron casually to Chu Xiu, then waited at the side.

The group didn’t have to wait long. Within half a minute, six figures walked into the meeting room.

Upon seeing those six figures, nearly all the Heroic Spirits were first stunned, then burst into joyous expressions—even Chu Xiu was no exception!

Among the six, aside from the leading young man, who was a Heroic Spirit, the others were all demigods!