Hunter of Mysterious Creature-Chapter 418 - 54: Irreplaceable Things

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"Do you mean that the internal communication in Factory 105 was not interfered with, but Ling Xiao and Jiang Yu disappeared shortly after crawling into the ventilation ducts? And the drones sent out afterwards couldn't find any traces of them? Just like the 'Red-haired Witch' who initially went missing?" Sun Hang said, frowning as he held his phone, "Has the factory eaten them?"

"I'm not sure about the specifics either. Right now, the 67th Field Team doesn't dare to send anyone else in..." Yang Qi said on the other end of the line.

"At least they have some sense. Sending more people would just be like the Calabash Brothers rescuing their grandfather." Sun Hang replied, "Then why not just cut open the main door directly?"

"The doors of Factory 105 are made from a special alloy, two meters thick... The tools carried by the advance team can't cut through the door. Currently, four heavy-duty laser cutters have just been loaded onto a plane and are expected to arrive at the site in twenty minutes." Yang Qi explained.

"Does this factory have no windows at all?" Sun Hang couldn't help but ask. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"None."

"Unbelievable... So you're suggesting I head over there now?"

"Yes, the situation over there is quite tricky... The 'Red-haired Witch' is a very strong Hunter, but even she went missing. Among the remaining Hunters, only you and Night Slayer can be sent in." Yang Qi stated.

"Alright... I'm on my way." Sun Hang said somewhat reluctantly.

If it were someone else missing, Sun Hang might have hesitated... But with Ling Xiao and Jiang Yu, they're pretty much Sun Hang's close allies—he cares about their lives.

"There's something else." Yang Qi added.

"What is it?"

"The advance team reported hearing various strange sounds when searching the 111.1MHz to 999.9MHz frequency range within the factory. They heard indistinct whispers, crying, laughter, and even music... But when they tried to send the audio files back to the command center, the files always got corrupted during transmission. Eventually, they just sent the storage devices with the files back using drones..."

"And then?"

"We found that even the files sent back this way were still corrupted." Yang Qi said, "I suspect that Factory 105 may have been transformed into some kind of anomalous environment, but the professor believes it's more likely that the magnetic field around the factory has been invaded by some kind of Spirit Body, which is why the radio picks up those eerie sounds... And these sounds can only be heard within the anomalous magnetic field. Once they leave the field, they naturally become corrupted."

"I think your professor is right." Sun Hang said, "If Factory 105 has really become an anomalous environment, can your 'Killer Detergent Plan' still proceed?"

"We've already made the worst-case preparations. Several LF09 reagent production lines in neighboring areas have been dismantled and loaded onto trucks, currently being urgently transported to Shuzhou... But I still hope to get Factory 105 operational within 24 hours... After all, every minute we gain increases our chance of eliminating Chimera 17."

"I just have a feeling... that Factory 105 is just a decoy." Sun Hang said, "I don't know why, but I feel like it's just a distraction to attract your attention. After all, the FL09 reagent can be produced everywhere across the federation, it's not irreplaceable."

"You mean... Chimera 17 intends to... divert attention?" Yang Qi instantly caught on, "Then its real target should be..."

"Think about it, in the entire Killer Detergent Plan, what is 'irreplaceable'." Sun Hang followed her train of thought, "Don't assume our plans have any secrecy. From the attack on Factory 105, the entire Killer Detergent Plan is likely completely transparent to Chimera 17."

"Irreplaceable... are those research teams conducting meme reverse engineering! They're top experts in the field. If something happens to them, the entire plan will... I understand! I'll strengthen the defense around the research facility now! I'll gather the Hunters on standby immediately!"

"Mr. Wang, Zhong Ling." Sun Hang looked at the two women sitting in the living room, "You two head to the research facility. I'll go to Factory 105 alone."

"Take care of yourself." Wang Xiyi nodded and turned to Zhong Ling, "Need me to give you a lift? You haven't experienced the 'Night Slayer Express Flight' yet, have you?"

Zhong Ling immediately shook her head and said, "I'll drive myself over..."

"Alright, see you at the research facility." Wang Xiyi said before leaping up to the second floor and heading towards the balcony.

Sun Hang was left with Yang Qi's off-road vehicle—a military helicopter with a pure black coat had landed in the yard, and Song Yarong, dressed in a titanium white combat suit, was leaning out the hatch vigorously waving at Sun Hang.

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Factory 105, "Unknown Area."

"The sunset is beautiful... Ever since I came to this eerie place, I haven't seen the sun again." Lilith sighed, "I think those infected with the vampire memes would really like Shuzhou."

"The vampire memes... do they really exist?" Jiang Yu instinctively asked.

"Probably. I'm not too sure... After all, many monsters from legendary stories manifest as anomalies in this era, so I doubt classic characters like vampires would be missing." Lilith shrugged, "If we weren't in such a hurry, I'd really like to admire it a bit longer."