Hunter of Mysterious Creature-Chapter 454 - 72: Daughter of God

"Yarong, what do you think..." Yang Qi rubbed her temples with her fingers, "What are our odds of victory?"

"Why are you asking this?" Song Yarong glanced at her and asked in return.

"No reason, just asking casually." 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

"I never think about such things." Song Yarong shook her head, tossing the ponytail draped over her shoulder to her back, "I just do what I can, and the rest isn't my concern. Why bother thinking about winning or losing..."

"..."

"Doesn't Xiazhou have an old saying, 'Do your best and leave the rest to fate'? As long as you've done your part, isn't that enough?" Song Yarong patted Yang Qi on the shoulder and said.

"Do your best, leave the rest to fate... But what if what we're doing is defying fate? Is doing our best... enough?" Yang Qi sighed softly.

"Defying fate? Are you getting all mystical with me?" Song Yarong burst into laughter, "If you ask me, what you need most right now is a good night's sleep... sharpening the axe without delaying the cutting of firewood. You're overthinking it, how can you work properly like that?"

"I can hold on... Once Chimera 17 is eliminated, I'll..."

"I'm afraid you'll collapse before that day comes." Song Yarong shook her head with a frown, "I've seen people die before their time, but this is the first time I've seen someone who hasn't even started the final battle yet but is already exhausting themselves to death... Mr. Zhuge at least lit the Seven Star Lamp after a few Northern Expeditions..."

"I... I'm afraid that if I wake up, it'll be too late... Sometimes I don't even dare to close my eyes... Once closed, I'll wake up with a start..."

"That's obviously the side effect of taking too many stimulants... From your description, it seems you also have symptoms of OCD and neurosis..." Song Yarong said helplessly, "If you keep pushing, it'll only get worse."

"I..."

"Miss, you wouldn't want Sun Hang to return from Chunming City only to catch your funeral, right?" Song Yarong said mischievously.

"Could you stop joking like that..."

"I'm not joking." Song Yarong grabbed Yang Qi's right hand, the slender wrist was bare—The researchers at the Celestial City Mysterious Creature Research Institute also wear vital sign monitoring bracelets, but theirs can be taken off at will, wearing or not wearing as they please... At most, it's just a complex-function sports watch.

"You've had your bracelet off for a while now, haven't you? Dare to put it on now? I guarantee the alarm will be loud enough for the whole building to hear." Song Yarong said.

"... Fine, I'll rest once I sort out these documents." Yang Qi could only nod.

"Go sleep in the medical department." Song Yarong sighed, "Find a deep diving medical pod and get in, then have the medical staff set a wake-up time for you... It ensures a deep sleep and enough rest without worrying about oversleeping... The key is, with your current state, sending you to the ICU wouldn't raise eyebrows there. The medical pod can also help regulate your terrible condition, it's perfect for you... Go on, go on!"

"Aren't the deep diving medical pods fully occupied?" Yang Qi was stunned, "I remember they were all used to rescue the critically injured from the last operation..."

"I've arranged it for you; just head to room 606 of the medical department." Song Yarong walked behind Yang Qi, placed her hands on Yang Qi's shoulders, and gently pushed her toward the conference room door.

"Did you cut in line?"

"What cutting in line? It's called reasonable and legal use of one's authority!" Song Yarong raised her eyebrows, "Besides, those critically injured need the medical pod... aren't you one of the critically injured? From what I see, those critically injured might be in a more stable condition than you with one foot in the grave."

"She's right." Wang Xiyi's voice came from the doorway, "Sacrificing a few warriors might not severely impact the entire battle, but if the commander falls, the battle doesn't need to be fought."

"Don't worry a bit." Song Yarong continued, "While you're resting, we'll take care of the subsequent matters for you."

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Chunming City, Dubhe Tower, Containment Area No. 1.

Two large laser cutters finally separated the last adhered sections of alloy. Four engineering mechas used their claw-equipped mechanical arms to hold the gap, gradually disassembling the containment chamber that had melted into an irregular sphere.

As soon as the gap widened to about half a meter, a stark naked figure slipped out of the chamber. Before he could look around, Yuri, who had been waiting nearby, quickly approached him.

"You alright?"

"I'm fine, just a bit stuffy in there... The cutting speed was too slow; I felt like the monkey trapped under Five Finger Mountain for 500 years." Sun Hang took the clothes handed to him by a nearby researcher and put them on, speaking as he did.

The biggest difference between the second-generation Gamma Alloy and the first-generation is the addition of a metallic mysterious creature to the composition list, boosting physical performance by nearly 1.7 times. But this also means that manipulating the alloy depletes a lot more 'magic points' from Sun Hang.

Especially after just resolving the energy storm crisis, Sun Hang's 'magic points' were nearly exhausted. Upon hearing the external cutting sounds, he decided not to move and lay in the chamber, waiting for Yuri's team to rescue him.