Hunter of Mysterious Creature-Chapter 435 - 62: Return to Chunming City

After all, mysterious creatures and abnormal abilities belong to two completely different fields with very little overlap—there’s a saying that expertise has a special focus, and since Yang Qi chose the field of mysterious creature research, naturally, she doesn’t have extra energy and time to explore another domain.

Abnormal abilities and infections are different, as their numbers are quite small. Unlike the presence of mysterious creature research institutes in major cities across the federation, there is only one authoritative research institution for abnormal abilities, which is the "Abnormal Ability Management Department" affiliated with Dubhe Tower.

"If I’m identified as having an abnormal ability, will they let me stay here?" Ling Xiao suddenly asked.

"It’s uncertain; they might have you cooperate with a series of experiments... But since you joined the Celestial City Mysterious Creature Research Institute’s Field Operations Department first, even if they want to poach you, they would somewhat need to take into account the Director in a wheelchair... and the old director’s reputation. If nothing else works, I can use my authority to get you out," Sun Hang said.

However, that rescue is limited to the identity of an abnormal ability user—Zhong Ling told Sun Hang that the management of the Abnormal Ability Management Department is quite lenient. Compared to Mysterious Creature Hunters, nearly all abnormal ability users are contracted and ’employed’ by the department, and they have the right to choose and refuse department tasks.

Once the power of the "Godslaying Spear" is discovered, it involves much more than just the Abnormal Ability Management Department.

It might even alarm Mr. Pei.

Sun Hang can use his authority to veto the Abnormal Ability Management Department’s decision, but if Mr. Pei is determined to keep Ling Xiao... then if he wants to protest, he might have to risk offending Dubhe Tower.

Sun Hang reached into his pocket, using a liquid metal to wrap the entire gun, while also applying a ’seal’ with the power of "Wishful Thinking" to isolate the meme wave of the Godslaying Spear—now the gun’s appearance was completely that of a regular handgun simulated with liquid metal. Even if it was scanned repeatedly under monitoring equipment, it would only detect the meme of the mysterious-liquid-metal, not that of the Godslaying Spear itself.

"Alright." Ling Xiao nodded, "I want to stay in Celestial City."

"Why?" This time, it was Sun Hang’s turn to be puzzled, "That place never sees the sun, and you constantly have to face dangerous mysterious creatures... The temperature is frigid, resources are scarce, you can’t even get much fresh food, it’s all canned goods. Why do you want to stay in Celestial City?"

"Because in Celestial City I encountered something that claimed to be a god." Ling Xiao said, "But I never believed there are gods in this world... Even if there are gods, they don’t stand by us humans."

"..." Sun Hang suddenly felt that perhaps it was Ling Xiao’s obsession that led to the birth of the "Godslaying Spear".

The plane started to descend as the clouds rapidly swept upward and a floating platform slowly approached.

Accompanied by a slight tremor, the plane landed steadily on the floating platform.

"Taiwei Palace’s Floating Port." Sun Hang said to Ling Xiao, "The last time I came, I even made a hole in a runway. I heard from Yang Qi later that it took over a hundred million to repair that big hole."

The tarmac sank into the hangar, and the floating port returned to its original position, fitting seamlessly into the top-level buildings of Taiwei Palace. The two passengers aboard the special aircraft climbed through the plane’s hatch.

Sun Hang did not bring any luggage this time, casually putting his hands in his pockets while curiously observing the group of white coats coming to receive them. Ling Xiao, following behind him, dragged a small suitcase, solemnly scanning the hangar’s defense facilities, monitoring systems, and emergency escape routes.

"This time... there shouldn’t suddenly be a group of special forces firing tranquilizer darts at me, right?" Sun Hang asked the lead white coat.

"Of course not..." The leading white coat looked a bit embarrassed, "Last time, it was part of the promotion trial..."

"Who here is from the Abnormal Ability Management Department?" Sun Hang asked again.

"Hello, I’m Sun Qiong, the deputy head of Task Group 1 of the Abnormal Ability Management Department." A young woman with shoulder-length hair and rimless glasses stepped forward, "My electronic business card has just been sent to your wristband."

"Ling Xiao, you’ll be following her in a while." Sun Hang said, then looked at Sun Qiong, "Make sure to return him to me intact after the checkup!"

"Of course." Sun Qiong replied hurriedly, "The examination process will not harm the human body; there are just some special examination items that require the subject’s cooperation."

"Cooperate as much as you can, and if you can’t, just give me a call," Sun Hang patted Ling Xiao’s shoulder, "Go ahead."

"Okay." Ling Xiao, dragging his suitcase, walked towards Sun Qiong.

The two soon boarded a small hover shuttle marked with the Dubhe Tower logo, departing the hangar.

Although the headquarters of the Abnormal Ability Management Department is inside Dubhe Tower, their experimental site is in another district. According to Sun Hang’s request, they would take Ling Xiao directly there for examination and return him to the floating port once completed.

"Special times, tight schedules, and the lack of personnel in Celestial City, Agent Ling Xiao is a key asset in the Field Operations Department; let’s keep everything as efficient as possible."—those were Sun Hang’s original words.

As for Sun Hang himself, after a phone call with Mr. Pei, he didn’t plan to meet the old man again—after all, there wasn’t much to talk about. It would be better to save time and have this group of white coats take him to the "buffet," eat, and then leave immediately in case Chimera 17 came up with another mishap on the Celestial City side while he was away.

The hover shuttle they boarded was slightly larger; aside from the pilot’s seat, the seats behind could just comfortably accommodate six people, including Sun Hang. With a slight pushback sensation, the hover shuttle shot out from a corridor, entering the airspace between Taiwei Palace and Ziwei Palace.

The hover shuttle did not stay long in the air, but soon found a floating track, using magnetic devices to attach itself to the track and swiftly gliding along.

These hover shuttles, while called flying devices, are more like small maglev trains with short-time flight capabilities, soaring through the air of Taiwei Palace, Ziwei Palace, and Tianshi Palace. With a wealth of floating tracks, they are coordinated by Chunming City’s traffic control center to move at nearly high-speed rail speeds through the densely packed city, delivering passengers as quickly as possible.

Of course, those who can ride such hover shuttles are either wealthy or influential—not because of the shuttles themselves but the tracks built exclusively for them, and the vast support system behind those tracks.

It’s Sun Hang’s second time taking a hover shuttle... The last time was when he heard of Wang Xiyi’s incident, and he and Yang Qi decided to return to Celestial City overnight.

The hover shuttle’s speed was very fast; in less than ten minutes, Sun Hang was already standing in front of the "Jade Pillar."

"The Mysterious Creature Reception Area of Dubhe Tower is at the very bottom of the ’Jade Pillar,’" the leading white coat said, "Although you have obtained the highest level of clearance, some necessary safety procedures can’t be skipped... Of course, this is also to consider your personal safety."